Memorial

Sirens will sound at fire stations across the country tomorrow at midday, to commence a minute’s silence for Firefighters Memorial Day. Communities are asked to join firefighters outside their local fire station to honour the more than 2,300 firefighters who have lost their lives. A wreath will be...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today unveiled a memorial plaque marking the 30 th anniversary of the death of local firefighter John Humphries. On 22 March 1989, John, a firefighter in Stanground fire station’s blue watch, lost his life attending a blaze in an industrial estate after a lorry carrying...

A red plaque, in memory of Watch Manager John Noble, who died in the line of duty, was unveiled on 23 January 2019. The fire appliance John was travelling in whilst attending an emergency call at Strathdevon Primary School, Dollar in Central Scotland was involved in a fatal collision outside...

A new memorial plaque has been unveiled at Peterlee fire station to honour the bravery and sacrifice of firefighters John Donley and Tony Hall on the anniversary of their deaths. The County Durham firefighters, 26 and 24 respectfully, died when their fire appliance overturned in Front Street, South...

A red plaque will be unveiled this Thursday (12 July) in memory of firefighter Ewan Williamson who died while tackling a fire in Edinburgh in 2009. The red plaque scheme is run by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and aims to honour firefighters killed in the line of duty. It is funded solely from...

A memorial ceremony has taken place at Willesden fire station to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of hero firefighter Michael Hill. Firefighters were joined by Hill’s father, sister and widow for a minute’s silence at noon before a memorial garden on the station was officially unveiled after a...