Fire and Rescue Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

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Fire and Rescue Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Fire Brigade Long Service Medal, obverse.jpg Fire Brigade Long Service Medal, reverse.jpg
Obverse and reverse of the pre 2022 updated Medal
TypeLong Service and Good Conduct Medal
Awarded for20 years of long and meritorious full-time or part-time service
Presented bythe United Kingdom
EligibilityUnited Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands fire brigade personnel
Clasps 30 and 40 Years Service Clasp
StatusCurrently awarded
Established1 June 1954 [1]
Fire LS & GC Medal ribbon.png
Ribbon of the medal
Order of Wear
Next (higher) Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal [2]
Next (lower) African Police Medal for Meritorious Service [2]

The Fire and Rescue Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was established in June 1954 as a long service medal awarded to members of fire and rescue services throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. It was first designated The Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and subsequently renamed in 2022 following an updated royal warrant. The medal is awarded for 20 years of good and efficient service.

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Appearance

Two Officers of the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade receiving their Long Service and Good Conduct Medals circa 2001. NIFBLSGC2001.jpg
Two Officers of the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade receiving their Long Service and Good Conduct Medals circa 2001.

The Award is in cupronickel, in the form of a circular Medal, bearing on the obverse the Crown Effigy of the Sovereign and on the reverse the inscription "For Exemplary Fire and Rescue Service" with a design showing two firefighters handling a hose.

The Thirty Years of Service Clasp and the Forty Years of Service Clasp are in cupronickel bearing the inscription “Long Service, Thirty Years” and “Long Service, Forty Years” respectively.

The Medal is to be worn on the left side attached by means of a suspending bar to a ribbon one and a quarter inches in width, which is in colour red, with on either side a yellow stripe on which is superimposed a narrow stripe of red. The Thirty Years of Service Clasp and the Forty Years of Service Clasp are to be attached to the ribbon. [3]

Criteria

Eligibility

Those eligible for the Fire and Rescue Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal are full-time and part-time members of all ranks in Local Authority Fire Services in England and Wales, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, or Airport Fire Services. Also eligible are members of Fire Brigades of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, Fire Service members of CFRA and of Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland and fire service instructors at central training establishments such as the Fire Service College, the Scottish Fire Services College, and the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre. [1]

Length of service

Individuals may be awarded the medal for 20 years of continuous or aggregate service in an eligible fire brigade or service, so long as they have been very good in conduct and character.

Clasps for the medal are awarded for individuals upon completion of 30 years and 40 years service respectively.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "No. 52245". The London Gazette . 16 August 1990. pp. 13379–13381.
  2. 1 2 "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3352.
  3. ↑ "COMMITTEE ON THE GRANT OF HONOURS DECORATIONS AND MEDALS" (PDF). 11 March 2022.
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