Joseph Milner

Who was Joseph Milner?

Joseph "Joe" Milner CBE, QFSM was a senior officer in the British fire service.

Born in Manchester in 1922, on leaving the army in 1946, he began his career with the Fire Brigade's of Middlesbrough, Scarborough, and the North Riding. He joined the Hong Kong Fire Services in 1951.

He was Director of the Hong Kong Fire Services from 1961-1970 and Chief Fire Officer, of the London Fire Brigade from 1970-1976.

He was the Chief Fire Officer, present during the Moorgate tube crash aftermath, in 1975. He famously quoted 'my thousand selfless heroes', in dedication to the literal 1000 firefighters who spent 5 days rescuing survivors.