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Death of Barry Martin shocks the firefighting community
FBU member Barry Martin died on Friday 27 January from injuries he sustained while attending a major fire at the former department store Jenners in Edinburgh. His death shocked and saddened the firefighting community. A minute’s silence was held for him at 11am on Monday 13 February across the UK...
FBU pays tribute to Barry Martin at funeral
Today, Firefighter Barry Martin was laid to rest following a service at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Hundreds of firefighters and members of the public lined the streets. FBU reps and officials attended the service to pay their respects. Barry Martin died on Friday 27th January following...
Schoolchildren commemorate fallen fighters on the 60th anniversary of a steelworks fire in Scotland
How does a dramatic re-enactment of a fatal accident inquiry (FAI), making clay plaques to celebrate children’s heroes, and a public demonstration by a fire investigation dog and its handler help to honour and commemorate the sacrifice of firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty? By...
Red Plaque unveiled for Northern Ireland firefighters killed by building collapse
A Red Plaque has been unveiled for two Northern Ireland firefighters who died in the line of duty. The plaque was unveiled close to the 51st anniversary of their deaths, on Sunday 20 November 2022. Leonard McCartney and Lexie Wylie were killed when the building they were fighting a fire in, the...
Red Plaque unveiled for Stoke firefighter who died fighting the Blitz
A Red Plaque for a firefighter who was killed during the Blitz has been unveiled. Edwin James Booth was a Stoke firefighter who was deployed to fight fires in Coventry on 14 November 1940. He was injured, along with several members of his crew, and never regained consciousness. He passed away two...
Plaque unveiled for Glasgow firefighter who died in line of duty
A Red Plaque has been unveiled for a Glasgow firefighter on the fiftieth anniversary of his death in the line of duty. Adrian McGill, aged 34, was attempting to rescue a trapped woman in a fire at Maryhill Road in Glasgow, and it is thought that in an attempt to save her life he gave her his oxygen...
Red Plaque unveiled for Scottish firefighter who died in the line of duty
A Red Plaque has been unveiled by the Fire Brigades Union for a Scottish firefighter who died in the line of duty, on the 44th anniversary of his death. On the 29th of October 1978 Firefighter Alexander (Sandy) Drummond of Inveraray Fire Station lost his life fighting a fire which badly damaged the...
FBU unveils Red Plaque for “extraordinarily brave” firefighter who died in the line of duty over 100 years ago
A plaque has been unveiled for a Sale firefighter who died in the line of duty in 1909. Superintendent John Johnson Hunt, aged 65, was fighting a fire at the Brooklands Hotel in Sale when a portion of the roof fell on him. He later passed away as a result of his injuries. His funeral and funeral...
