Ten people from across the fire sector have been named in the New Year Honours 2022 lists, in recognition of their services.
The honours system recgonises extraordinary people, who in accordance with the list's criteria, "made achievements in public life and committed themselves to serving and helping the UK."
The FPA would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and congratulations to everyone named in the New Year Honours list for 2022, for their ongoing impactful work in the fire sector.
The recipients are listed out in full below.
Receiving the British Empire Medal (BEM):
- Rabinder Singh Dhami, prevention manager, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, for services to fire and rescue.
- Alan Gibson, fundraiser, Fire Fighters Charity, for services to charity and to the community in County Durham.
- Rebecca Jayne Jefferies, head, human resources and learning and development, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, for services to fire and rescue.
- Lindsay Sielski, crew manager, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, for services to fire and rescue.
- John Craig Wall, group manager, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, for charitable services in Cumbria.
Receiving the Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM):
- John Andrew Buckley, chief fire officer, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, for distinguished service.
- Jennifer Elizabeth Griffiths, lately, group manager, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, for distinguished service.
- Sally Angeline Hammond, group manager, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, for distinguished service.
- Justin Johnston, chief fire officer, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, for distinguished service.
- Nicholas Searle, deputy chief fire officer, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, for distinguished service.
You can read the full honours list here.