Leading firefighter

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Leading firefighter (previously leading fireman and leading firewoman) is a rank in the London Fire Brigade. It used to be in all British fire services, ranking between firefighter and sub-officer.^[1] A leading firefighter was usually in charge of a single fire appliance.^{[citation needed]} The badge of rank was one white or silver bar on the epaulettes (or the collar of the firefighting uniform).^[1] The helmet was yellow with one 12.5 mm (0.49 in) black stripe on it.^[1]

There were referred to as "LF" on station and the fire ground.^{[citation needed]}

With the move from a rank based structure to a role based structure, the rank of leading firefighter has disappeared.^[1] Those who held the rank are now called crew manager or crew commander and wear the insignia of the old sub-officer rank.^[1] Crew manager/crew commander is a rank that amalgamated the two previous ranks of leading fireman and sub officer in the Fire Service.^{[citation needed]}

On 11 October 2019, the London Fire Brigade reverted to the rank system, bring back the original Leading Firefighter, Sub Officer, and Station Officer ranks.^{[citation needed]}

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