John "Jackie" Stephen McClelland BEM (14 October 1923 - 13 April 1981) was a firefighter and councilor from Newry, Northern Ireland who served from 1940 until he was forced to retire in 1975 after injuries sustained on the job two years prior.

By the age of 17, he and his older brother James were working in Birmingham when the German blitz of World War II began.

Some of his early mentors included Tommy Lyons, Christy Hughes along with another legendary firefighting figure Jimmy Heather.

In 1972, McClelland was awarded a British Empire Medal by Queen Elizabeth II[3][4] cited "For his courage, leadership, and devotion to duty."

A year later, during the height of The Troubles, McClelland was severely injured whilst attending a callout in Newtownhamilton on 26 October 1973, when a bomb exploded in O'Malley's furniture store.

[5][6] He lost parts of multiple fingers and several feet of intestine, and sustained holes in his bladder and injuries to his leg.

[17] Two of Jackie's grandsons are serving in the organization as per 2025. in the 90s, Dennison Commercials, a local Volvo dealer that sold and maintained the appliances for the Newry Fire Station commissioned local artist, Cora Harrington to paint a set of 3 paintings to be displayed in the fire station representing the different eras of firefighting in the Newry and Mourne area.