Gordonstoun?s volunteer Fire Service has been awarded The Queen?s Award for Voluntary Service.  This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.
Gordonstoun is the only school in the UK to have its own Fire Service, which consists of students and staff who crew the school?s own fire engine. They respond to emergencies as part of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Most recently, the students helped to put out a gorse fire and dampened down after a fire in an abandoned mill.  The school-based service was established by students in 1942 to help put out fires during the Second World War, and has continued ever since.
Gordonstoun?s Fire Service is one of 244 local charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups across the UK to receive the prestigious award this year.  The Queen?s Award for Voluntary Service aims to recognise outstanding work by local volunteer groups to benefit their communities.  It was created in 2002 to celebrate The Queen?s Golden Jubilee.  Recipients are announced each year on 2 June, the anniversary of the Queen?s Coronation. HRH Princess Royal visiting Gordonstoun Fire Service in March 2022
Student volunteer firefighter Fadheela Redpath, who is in her final year at Gordonstoun, said: ?When I came to Gordonstoun the Fire Service was the only service I wanted to join because I felt it really gave me the opportunity to serve the local community, not to mention how cool it is to be trained to fi...