NIFRS honours 431 long-serving employees across four Long Service & Good Conduct Awards Ceremonies

Friday 14 June 2024

NIFRS has honoured and recognised 431 dedicated employees who have completed 20, 30 or 40 years of service.

Four Long Service & Good Conduct Awards Ceremonies took place in May and June at Craigavon Civic Centre, Coleraine Town Hall, Lagan Valley Island in Lisburn and Omagh Fire Station.

The ceremonies were attended by NIFRS Chief Fire & Rescue Officer Aidan Jennings and Chairperson of the NIFRS Board, Jay Colville. Health Minister Mike Nesbitt attended the Lisburn ceremony.

Since the last Long Service & Good Conduct Awards Ceremony took place, a welcome development is that new 30 and 40 years’ service clasps have been introduced to present to employees in accordance with the Royal Warrant.

The awards recognise employees in both operational and support roles with NIFRS.

NIFRS Chief Fire & Rescue Officer Aidan Jennings said:

“As Chief Fire & Rescue Officer, it is my privilege to publicly recognise our employees and to thank them for dedicated years of service in keeping people safe.

“Every colleague receiving their Long Service and Good Conduct Award has made an invaluable contribution to our organisation and the service we provide to the public, so this is an important event for all of those recognised.

“We also recognise and greatly value the support that families provide for our staff, especially for our operational staff in preparation for and in the aftermath of the difficult, demanding and often dangerous work they do in protecting the public.”