William Rae (1869 – 27 November 1904) was a Scottish firefighter who served in the Glasgow Fire Brigade.Rae responded to tackle a fire on North British Railway premises in Glasgow on 24 November 1904 where he was seriously injured by an exploding boiler.[1][2] Rae was memorialized in Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's Firefighters' Heritage Trail where one of the twelve plaques is dedicated to him.Rae, a carpenter by trade, joined the fire service in November 1891 and rose through the rank to become a merit class fireman.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Lord Provost Sir John Ure Primrose as well as representatives from Edinburgh, Paisley and Greenock fire brigades attended Rae's funeral on 30 November 1904.
