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King's Fire Service Medal

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King's Fire Service Medal

KFSM ribbons for Gallantry (left) and Distinguished Service (right)
TypeMedal
Awarded for'acts of exceptional courage and skill at the cost of their lives' or for the 'exhibition of conspicuous devotion to duty'.[1]
Presented byUnited Kingdom andCommonwealth
EligibilityMembers of the Fire Services
Post-nominalsKFSM (2022–present)
QFSM (1954–2022)
Established19 May 1954
Order of Wear
Next (higher)King's Police Medal, for Gallantry (KFSM for gallantry)
King's Police Medal, for Distinguished Service (KFSM for service)[2]
Next (lower)Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal (KFSM for gallantry)[2]
King's Ambulance Service Medal (KFSM for service)[3]

TheKing's Fire Service Medal, introduced in 1954, is awarded to members of the fire services in theUnited Kingdom for distinguished service or gallantry. Originally also awarded byCommonwealth countries, most have now established their own awards, including Australia in 1988 (with theAustralian Fire Service Medal) and New Zealand in 1996 (covered by theKing's Service Medal).[4]

Members of recognised fire brigades were eligible for theKing's Police Medal from its creation in July 1909, with the award renamed theKing's Police and Fire Services Medal in September 1940. In 1954 separate medals were established for the police and the Fire Service, with theQueen's Police Medal and theQueen's Fire Service Medal both instituted on 19 May 1954.[5] Recipients from 1969 to 8 September 2022 may use thepost-nominal letters “QFSM”.[6] Recipients from 8 September 2022 may use the post-nominal letters "KFSM".

The award has two categories. The most common is theKing's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service, predominatly awarded to senior officers (station officer and above).[4] The equivalent medal for gallantry, theKing's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry, can only be awarded posthumously and has, up to 2025, never been awarded,[7] with members of the fire service also eligible for theGeorge Cross,George Medal and theKing's Gallantry Medal.

There is provision for the forfeiture of the award in the event of a recipient later being convicted of a criminal offence.[6]

Design

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  • The medal is silver and 36 millimetres in diameter, with the ribbon suspended from a ring.
  • The obverse bears the profile of the reigning monarch,Elizabeth II to 2023, thenCharles III.
  • The reverse shows a standing figure with a sword and shield, with an inscription of "For Distinguished Fire Service" around the medal's edge. The gallantry version has the words "For Gallantry" in theexergue.
  • The name of the recipient is inscribed on the rim of the medal.
  • The 1.38 inches (35 mm) wide ribbon is of red with three yellow stripes. The King's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry has a single thin dark blue stripe running through the centre of each yellow stripe.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"It's An Honour has a new home".Itsanhonour.gov.au. Archived fromthe original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved12 October 2017.
  2. ^ab"No. 56878".The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3352.
  3. ^"The Queen's Ambulance Service Medal Royal Warrant"(PDF).official-documents.gov.uk. The Stationery Office. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved30 December 2012.
  4. ^abFarrell, Tony (June 2025). "Queen's Fire Service Medal - overseas awards 1954–2023".Orders & Medals Research Society Journal.64 (2):106–7.ISSN 1474-3353.
  5. ^Abbott, PE; Tamplin, JMA (1981).British Gallantry Awards. Nimrod Dix & Co. pp. 186–191.ISBN 0902633740.
  6. ^abcAbbott, PE; Tamplin, JMA (1981).British Gallantry Awards. Nimrod Dix & Co. pp. 252–254.ISBN 0902633740.
  7. ^Mussell, John (ed). (2019).Medal Yearbook 2020. Honiton, Devon: Token Publishing. p. 94.ISBN 978-1908828484.

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