Topic
Rescue Services
240 people were recognised in the UK honours for Rescue Services.
Recognition over time
240 people recognised for Rescue Services from 2008 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
Recipients by sub-topic
Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Rescue Services bar (240) is those tagged Rescue Services directly, shown against its 1 sub-topic. The same person can appear in more than one.
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Recipients
People recognised for Rescue Services
240 people
2026 · 8
Lee Allen Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“Firefighter, Avon Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector”
Keith Prince
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimbourne, Dorset
“On-call Firefighter, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Cranborne, Dorset”
Graeme Ross Fraser
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Assistant Inspector, HM Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland. For services to the Scottish Government and to the Fire and Rescue Service”
Mark Byers
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“Chief Operating Officer, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. For Public Service”
Michael Nicholson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Crew Manager, Clough Road and Hull Central Fire Stations, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service and to the community in Humberside”
Peter Fitzpatrick
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chadderton, Greater Manchester
“Station Manager, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Burn Victims”
Kirsty Lawrie Darwent
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thame, Oxfordshire
“Chair, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Chair, Redress Scotland. For services to the People of Scotland”
Kevin Peter Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Banff, Banffshire
“Director of Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit and Leading Marine Ecologist. For services to the Protection of UK Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises”
2025 · 16
Dawne Stephenson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Professional Standards Manager, London Fire Brigade. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service”
Shahbaz Hussain Shah
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Nelson, Lancashire
“Firefighter, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Lancashire”
Gary Anthony Nicolas
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Newry, County Down
“For services to Emergency Search and Rescue Service and to Adults with Special Needs and Disabilities in Northern Ireland”
Deborah Haynes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Devizes, Wiltshire
“Head of Dorset Civil Contingencies Unit, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Resilience Community”
John Dalton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Dornoch, Sutherland
“Chair, East Sutherland Rescue Association. For services to the community in East Sutherland”
Rebecca Denise Ashcroft
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Mold, Clwyd
“Chair, North East Wales Search and Rescue. For services to Mountain Rescue”
Iain Ashcroft
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Mold, Clwyd
“Operations Officer, North Wales Mountain Rescue Association. For services to Mountain Rescue”
Steven John Amor
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys
“Lately Watch Manager, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Mid Wales”
Robert James Warren
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Director of People and Development, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Fire and Rescue”
Claire Wooldridge
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
“Firefighter, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Charity”
Philip Wilkinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Nantwich, Cheshire
“Lately Crew Manager, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community of Nantwich”
James Burns Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Librarian, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Fire and Rescue in Scotland”
Joan Lockley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Walsall, West Midlands
“Founder and Coordinator, West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue. For services to Wildlife”
David Antony Kemp
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Seaford, East Sussex
“Strategic Community Safety Manager, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Community Safety”
Mark Hardingham
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Rayleigh, Essex
“Chair, National Fire Chiefs Council. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service”
Ross Haggart
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“Lately Chief Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Fire and Rescue, and to Charitable Organisations”
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