FIREFIGHTERS across Britain will gather today for a minute’s silence to honour the thousands of their colleagues who have died in the line of duty. 

Workers will mark Firefighters’ Memorial Day, organised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and the Firefighters’ Memorial Trust, by standing outside their stations, ending the silence with a blast of sirens for the fallen firefighters, including two serving firefighters who have lost their lives to coronavirus over the last year.

FBU general secretary Matt Wrack and president Ian Murray will lay a wreath at the national firefighters’ memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral in London in commemoration.