Dave Farries will be giving a talk on the history of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in Scotland and Edinburgh.
Dave Farries QFSM is a retired Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) Watch Commander, having joined the fire service in 1968 and was the longest serving firefighter at the time of his retirement in August 2023. Dave dedicated 55 years of his life to public service working as a firefighter, fire service instructor and investigator, in 2014 he was awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal (QFSM). He built up a wealth of knowledge about the history of the fire service and its historical collection working within the SFRS Heritage team.
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