12 Facts About Fleur Lombard

Fleur Lombard was the first female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime Britain.

Fleur Lombard's grandfather was Adrian Lombard, who was posthumously appointed a CBE for his services to export as Director of Engineering at Rolls-Royce, and who led the team who developed the RB211 jet engine.

Fleur Lombard died at the scene of the fire that destroyed a supermarket in Staple Hill, Bristol, UK.

Fleur Lombard was one of only eight women among Avon's 700 firefighters.

On graduating in 1994, Fleur Lombard received the Silver Axe Award, for most outstanding recruit on her training school.

Fleur Lombard was killed as a direct result of the intense heat and her body was found just a few yards from the exit.

Fleur Lombard was the first female firefighter to die in peacetime service in Britain.

Fleur Lombard phoned a colleague to say the fire was "a good one", and was seen punching the air with glee before firefighters arrived on the scene.

Fleur Lombard's parents criticised the jail sentence, saying psychiatric treatment would have been more appropriate.

Fleur Lombard was cremated and her ashes were later interred in the churchyard of St Enodoc's Church, Trebetherick, Cornwall.

Fleur Lombard's name is on the UK National Firefighters Memorial located near St Paul's Cathedral, London.

On 9 November 2024, Fleur Lombard's family was announced as one of the first recipients of the Elizabeth Emblem.