Identical twin brothers celebrate 23 years of joint frontline service

Since 2012, Lee and Liam Myers have proudly supported their local community in Melrose, side-by-side.

Lee Myers is a paramedic clinical team leader for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). Before joining SAS in 2016, Lee worked for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and continued supporting both services as an ambulance technician, then paramedic, and retained firefighter until the birth of his twin daughters.

Liam Myers is a detective constable for Police Scotland and joined the force in 2012. He has spent most of his career in response policing before moving to an investigative role in the Scottish Borders Criminal Investigation Department.

As twins, the brothers are used to people mistaking one for the other at incidents or outside work.

Liam Myers said: “There have been a few times at incidents when people would look twice when they saw us, but the uniform has definitely helped. Occasionally, a member of the public will approach us to thank us after an incident, but they met the other brother—we are always happy to pass on the message.”

As Lee and Liam both work in the Scottish Borders, they have often collaborated on community-led projects including ASIST suicide prevention. Most recently, they helped deliver the Guinness World Record-breaking Restart a Heart Live event in 2024, with more than 5,000 people joining the livestream to learn CPR. In 2025, the second year of Restart a Heart Live was rolled out across the UK, with more than 100,000 people tuning in to learn this lifesaving skill.

Lee Myers said: “Working in the emergency services is starting to run in the family, and one of my daughters has already expressed interest in following in our footsteps.”

“I am very passionate about community engagement, and this led us to develop Restart a Heart Live in 2024. Building on our work in local schools, we wanted to make CPR training accessible, and we hope that, through the event, more people will survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.”

Liam added: “Working in the emergency services was always our lifelong ambition and something we both find incredibly rewarding. We are both committed to serving our communities and actively look for opportunities to make a difference. Being in a position to do that is a real privilege, and not something we ever take for granted.

“To be able to share this journey with my twin brother makes it even more meaningful. Although we wear different uniforms, we are driven by the same purpose—being there for people when they need it most.”