Hundreds line streets to pay tribute to ‘hero’ firefighter killed in Bicester blaze
Sarah Hooper
Firefighters and well-wishers lined the streets to honour the life of Jennie Logan, who died in the line of duty during a major blaze last month.
The 30-year-old was given a full ceremonial fire service funeral, with mourners paying tribute to her bravery, fearlessness and dedication to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Ms Logan’s coffin, draped in the Union flag, was carried atop an aerial ladder platform fire engine through the streets of Bicester in Oxfordshire on Saturday morning.
Hundreds of people gathered along the route in respectful silence while uniformed firefighters marched behind the coffin.
Ms Logan was killed in a fire at the Bicester Motion site on May 15, alongside fellow firefighter Martyn Sadler, 38, and local businessman Dave Chester, 57.
The cortege paused outside Bicester fire station just after 10 am, where firefighters stood to attention for a minute’s silence.
The cortege passing Bicester Fire Station, Oxfordshire, ahead of the funeral service of Firefighter Jennie Logan, who lost her life in the line of duty during the Bicester fire on May 15 2025. Picture date: Saturday June 14, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story FUNERAL Logan. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Dozens of firefighters escorted her coffin (Picture: PA)
Undated handout photo provided by Thames Valley Police of Jennie Logan, 30, of Oxfordshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service, who died in the major incident at Bicester Motion on Thursday alongside fellow firefighter Martyn Sadler, 38, and member of the public David Chester, 57.Issue date: Tuesday May 20, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story FIRE Bicester. Photo credit should read: Thames Valley Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Jennie has been remembered as brave and fearless (Picture: PA)
Ten fire crews were called to tackle the blaze, and thick black smoke could be seen rising into the sky. Two other firefighters sustained serious injuries in the blaze.
Thames Valley Police said post-mortem examinations suggested the three victims sustained injuries caused by the collapse of the structure, but an investigation by the force’s major crime unit is ongoing, alongside inquiries by the Health and Safety Executive and fire investigators.
Ms Logan was the second female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime, following Fleur Lombard, 21, who died in Bristol in 1996.
Tributes poured in after the tragedy, with Ms Logan’s family describing her as their ‘hero’.
‘Her bravery and fearlessness shone through right until the end,’ they said. ‘She will always be our hero, and we are so immensely proud of her. Forever in our hearts.’
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