Tag: firefighter

Family of Ewan Willamson grateful for support

Deadline News Journalist - July 28, 2009

By Cara Sulieman THE FAMILY of tragic fire-fighter Ewan Williamson have thanked the public for their support following his death in Edinburgh. And they have also...

Dead firefighter’s colleagues blast fire service safety training

Deadline News Journalist - July 26, 2009

By Rory Reynolds COLLEAGUES of hero firefighter Ewan Williamson have blamed his death on the fire services’ lax safety procedures and training. One fellow firefighter, speaking...

Man impales knee on railings

Deadline News Journalist - July 19, 2009

By Cara Sulieman SATURDAY night ended badly for a man who impaled his knee on a railing and had to be freed by firefighters. It is...

Firefighter killed in pub blaze

Deadline News Journalist - July 12, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A FIREFIGHTER has been killed and another injured as a ferocious blaze swept through an Edinburgh bar. Ewan Williamson, 35, was killed as...

Father of firefighting honoured 187

Deadline News Journalist - September 5, 2008

A statue of the father of firefighting has been unveiled in a square on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. James Braidwood founded the world's first municipal fire...