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THE SALAMANDER | JULY 2017
Kieran pictured with the Lord Lieutenant
The Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet, 17 year old
Kieran Stevenson from Sandy, was delighted to
be part of the Royal Visit to Bedfordshire by HM
The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
on Tuesday 11 April.
Kieran was appointed for a one year term of
office in October 2016. Since joining the
Bedfordshire Fire Cadets in 2013, he has been
active in community work and has achieved the
role of junior instructor. He is also working on
his Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award and studying
for his A levels.
Kayleigh Jean, the Bedfordshire Fire and
Rescue Service Area Community Safety Officer
for Youth, said “We are delighted that the fire
service is represented in the Lord-Lieutenants
cadets. Kieran is an excellent ambassador for
the service and performs his duties impeccably.”
Kieran is the third fire cadet to represent the
Lord-Lieutenant. This year, the Lord-Lieutenant
has four cadets who represent fire, sea, air
and armed forces. All four cadets support her
on royal visits, honours receptions and civic
ceremonies across the county.
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire said “The
decision to include Fire Cadets in my Lord-
Lieutenant’s Cadet appointments has been a
huge success. The three young people who
have held the position to date have proved to
be confident, capable, reliable and have all
gained the respect of the variety of royal, civic,
charity and business people with whom they
have engaged while supporting me in my role.
The Fire Cadet movement has much to offer
young people. It gives the opportunity to learn
life skills while having a lot of fun!” Chief Fire
Officer Paul Fuller said “We are the first Fire
and Rescue Service to have a Lord-Lieutenant’s
cadet and it is a tremendous opportunity for
the young person chosen and for relationship
building for the Service. We are of course
hugely grateful to the Lord-Lieutenant for her
ongoing support”.
Fire Service is
represented in the
Lord-Lieutenant’s
cadets
and other conditions.
Area Commander Maurice Moore, from CFRS,
said: “Having investigated some previous
events I am well aware of the dangers involved
in water rescue. This improvement in training is
a vital step in improving the health and safety
of our crews when working in this potentially
dangerous environment and I am grateful to the
Training Centre for organising this.”
Other Fire Services to use the course include
Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Bedfordshire,
Norfolk and Suffolk.
Peter Hopkins
PR & Marketing Committee.
Worshipful Company of Firefighters
Peter Hopkins
PR & Marketing Committee.
Worshipful Company of Firefighters
Peter Hopkins is a member of the PR &
Marketing Committee and is the main contact
between the WCoFF and UK Fire & Rescue
Services.
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