A Chatteris firefighter who has served his town for 44 years is to retire.

In August 2017, crew commander Roger Nunn was presented with a certificate and glass flame award to commend his four decades of service.

Att the time, Roger said the event had been a total surprise: “I came into work for drill night and went into the lecture room and all the tables were pushed back.

Ely Standard: Chatteris firefighter Roger Nunn is retiring after serving his town for 44 years.Chatteris firefighter Roger Nunn is retiring after serving his town for 44 years. (Image: CAMBS FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE)

"I was telling everyone we needed to push them back but it was when my youngest granddaughter turned up and sat on my knee I knew something was up.”

Roger joined Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service aged 20 whilst working for a carpentry and building firm.

He now fits on-call in around his day job as the self-employed owner of a firm that supplies and fits kitchens and bathrooms.

Ely Standard: Chatteris firefighter Roger Nunn is retiring after serving his town for 44 years.Chatteris firefighter Roger Nunn is retiring after serving his town for 44 years. (Image: CAMBS FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE)

Roger’s memories from the past 44 years include attending his first big fire at RAF Brampton in which an office block burnt down and a plane crash in Benwick when an American war plane came down.