Leading firefighter (previously leading fireman and leading firewoman) is a rank in the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service,

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and the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service. It used to be in all

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, ranking between firefighter and sub-officer. A leading firefighter was usually in charge of a single fire appliance. The

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of rank was one white or silver bar on the

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s (or the collar of the firefighting uniform). The

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was yellow with one black stripe on it. There were referred to as "LF" on station and the fire ground. With the move from a rank based structure to a role based structure, the rank of leading firefighter has disappeared. Those who held the rank are now called crew manager or crew commander and wear the insignia of the old sub-officer rank. Crew manager/crew commander is a rank that amalgamated the two previous ranks of leading fireman and sub officer in the Fire Service. 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.

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