After some months of unemployment Horner was recruited into the London Fire Brigade (LFB) and following his getting top marks at the training school he was summoned before the LFB's deputy Chief Officer, Sir Aylmer Firebrace to learn he was to be posted to headquarters at Southwark on a fast track for promotion.
Horner secured employment with the London Fire Brigade (LFB) after being unemployed for several months. He excelled at training school and was summoned by the LFB's deputy Chief Officer, Sir Aylmer Firebrace, to learn that he would be transferred to headquarters in Southwark on a rapid advancement path.