What We Do

The Trust exists to remember and honour those members of the fire services of the United Kingdom (and those serving in designated British Overseas Territories), who have died as a result of their duties, as defined in our ​Criteria.

We will achieve the Aims of the Trust by:

• Recording eligible names on ‘The Firefighters Memorial’, located adjacent to St Paul’s Cathedral in London and in the Trust’s online Book of Remembrance.
• Remembering and Honouring them at the annual ‘Service of Remembrance’ and Wreath-laying Ceremony.
• Remembering and Honouring them by the creation, and the presentation of the ‘Memorial Medal’, to their next of kin, (subject to criteria).

Additionally, we will record in our online Book of Remembrance:

• The names of members United Kingdom fire services who during periods of war and conflicts have entered military service, either by virtue of being recalled as military reservists, who volunteered for or who were conscripted into military service and, who subsequently died as a result of their military duties.

• The names of members of the men and women who served as the Fire Watchers and Fire Guards (previously named Supplementary Fire Parties), as part of the Air Raid Precautions/Civil Defence Organisation of World War 2, working directly in support of the fire services of the period.​