What does QFSM stand for?

Awards included the Queen's Fire Service Medal and were presented by the Duchess of Northumberland, in her role as Lord Lieutenant for the county.

She is regularly seen feeding the birds animals at Middlesbrough's Stewart Park and is a volunteer guide at the Newham Grange Leisure Farm POLICE CHAMP: Graham Naughton, left, who helped police World Cup in Germany in 2006 CAPTION(S): AWARDS: From left Nick Faldo, Delia Smith, Christopher Lee MBE: George Cooke, above, received his honour for services to sport POLICE CHAMP: Graham Naughton, left, who helped police World Cup in Germany in 2006 LONG CAREER: Fireman Ian Goodman has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal OBE: Volunteer Janette Holt, above

CAPTION(S): HONOURED: Mountain rescue volunteer Barry Gregory, right, has been awarded the MBE; Queen's Fire Service Medal for Phil Toase, top left, former chief fire officer for West Yorkshire; civil servant Patrick Wilding, top right, receives the OBE; Peter Haigh, bottom left, of the Huddersfield Scout Sailing Project, receives an MBE; and Erwin Bottomley, a leading light with the National Coal Mining Museum, has been honoured with an MBE

In 2005, Sweeney picked up the Queen's Fire Service Medal and dedicated it to all the firefighters involved in the Stock-line blast.

And North Wales' chief fire officer Simon Smith receives the Queen's Fire Service Medal for distinguished and conspicuous devotion to duty.

This week, Maryhill's Blue Watch fight an attic fire, the trainees learn to work with breathing apparatus and Fire Chief Brian Sweeney receives the Queen's Fire Service Medal at Buckingham Palace.

Anthony McGuirk, chief fire officer for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, was awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal.

At the time he was the youngest Chief in the UK, on a rumoured [pounds sterling]150,000 salary, and was awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal in the New Year Honours List.