 
                                    A firefighter has retired after 23 years of serving the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service.
Floyd Askin first joined the Service as a retained firefighter in 2001, before joining as a wholetime firefighter the following year.
He became a Guinness World Champion when he took part in the 'World Ladder Climb Record' in 2012.
IOMFRS posted to social media to say Floyd will be 'very much missed.'
 
                                         
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