WCoFF NEWS Desk
ORDERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE King George V created these honours during World War I to reward services to the war effort by civilians at home and servicemen in support positions. The ranks are Commander (CBE), Member (MBE), Officer (OBE) and Medallist (BEM). They are now awarded for prominent national or regional roles and to those making distinguished or notable contributions in their own spec ...
During our Fire Lecture it was noted that the UKISAR team was due to undertake its UN re-accreditation during November. This external appraisal by the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) has just been completed. It took place over three days under arduous, snow-covered, conditions in a mountainous area in Switzerland. Two national teams took part, the UK and Spain, and both te ...
The Lord Mays Show 2023 The Master and Wardens, together with several members of the Company, took part in the Lord Mayor's Show on Saturday, November 11th. Once more, we organised the Modern Livery Companies Float, with the classic Routmaster bus heading our section of the procession. ...
We welcome Max Dissanayake as our new Clerk. Max has a London Fire Brigade background and, since retirement, has worked for the LFB compiling one of their reports on the Grenfell Tower fire. He is pictured outside our home at Wax Chandlers' Hall. ...
On Tuesday 3rd October the Company held a 'Meet the Firefighters' event at St.Vedast alias Foster Church. The primary guests were members of the Guild of Young Freemen, led by their amiable Master, Sam Chadd. It proved to be a very enjoyable evening with many of our own members taking the time to travel into the City to host the event. Unfortunately the Master, Graham Woodhouse, wa ...
Save the Date - Fire Lecture 2023 November 16th, 17:00, The Old Library, Lloyd’s of London THE UK INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM Its Organisation and Deployment The UK International Search and Rescue Team (UKISAR) has made headline news this year following deployment after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Morocco. This event will bring together two key figures in the organisa ...