Fireman for a day Bernard Meaden, aged 10, of Bromley, Kent, has a thrill in his young life when dressed in a real fireman's helmet he was permitted to stand on a fire engine and ring the bell. But thousands of other children could have done this as well, for all Kent Fire Brigade stations were open to the public for one day so that they could make themselves familiar with the work of the fire service. 1/4/1950