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In their own words

Updated on 01 August 2005

By Channel 4 News

When the worst happened - they were on the front line. Firefighters and police describe the shock and the horror as they dealt with the London bomb attacks.

It was a day of terror: of death, of explosions, and of ordinary people moved to extraordinary courage. When four suicide bombs ripped through London tube trains and a double decker bus last month no-one could comprehend what was happening.

Yet amid all the confusion it was up to the emergency services to cope. From firefighters to police officers and medical staff, it was a time when doing their job had never been more important: all this, in the most horrific conditions.

Now, in their own words - four members of the rescue service who were working on the seventh of July describe their experiences that day.

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