At today’s (Tuesday 16 April) Executive Committee meeting, the Cleveland Fire Authority are pleased to announce they have appointed a new Assistant Chief Fire Officer. Following a robust and competitive selection process Simon Weastell has been appointed as the latest Assistant Chief Fire Officer for Community Protection at Cleveland Fire Brigade. Simon, who has been serving in a temporary Assistant Chief Fire Officer role working as the strategic lead for Community Protection will officially take up his substantive post with immediate effect. Simon brings with him a wealth of experience havi ..read more

Chaplain David Pascoe, Director of Chaplain Community Life, Spiritual Care Association, reports on providing crisis and trauma training for chaplains. In a world increasingly at a loss for comfort and support in times of suffering and crisis, there are men and women of all religious backgrounds, faith systems, and world views called to serve their fellow human beings with compassionate care. They are called chaplains. In the UK, their role in hospitals, hospices, elder care, and other medical settings has been an essential component of whole-person care and wellbeing for centuries. Chaplains ..read more

    The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has released the last of a series of standardised tools to support UK fire and rescue services (FRSs) in their community risk management planning (CRMP). The Road Traffic Collision (RTC) Risk Methodology is among a set of evidence-based risk assessment methodologies, that can be used by all UK FRSs. It sets out to establish a consistent approach to understanding the risk, likelihood and consequence of RTCs across the country, and will assist each FRS to assess their preparedness, prevention and response. Dan Quin, NFCC’s Executive Lead for ..read more

Photo caption: Sherine Wheeler, newly appointed Chief Executive, The Fire Fighters Charity Credit: The Fire Fighters Charity   The Fire Fighters Charity has announced the appointment of Sherine Wheeler as Chief Executive.   Joining the charity at the end of April, Sherine brings extensive leadership experience having worked to broaden the reach and deepen the impact of charities, most recently Mayhew, and including Marie Curie, Action for Children and Young Lives vs Cancer. She has also advised a number of charities on strategy, impact and performance.   Speaking following her ..read more

4th April 2024 – A new study has exposed potential inadequacies in the current regulations concerning the fire safety of upholstered furniture. The research was conducted by The University of Central Lancashire and demonstrates the variations in fire hazards posed by furniture composites that meet existing regulations. Despite the UK’s reputation for having some of the world’s most stringent furniture flammability regulations, the study reveals concerning variations in the safety of furniture composites that comply with these regulations. Associated risks One of the most striking findings of ..read more

Dräger, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, has supported the City of Derry Airport in modernising its suite of personal protection equipment (PPE) and protocols to safeguard its specialist Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) from incident-based safety risk and the risks posed by carcinogens to which they are often exposed.   The City of Derry Airport is northwest Ireland’s largest airport which, at its pre-pandemic peak, provided over 200,000 passenger flights to the UK and southern Europe.  The airport’s fire service provides aircraft safeguarding and ..read more

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Written by: Catalina Ciobanu,  Vice-President of Marketing – PPE Division   PBI Performance Products proudly announces the appointment of Abby Hannah as International Technical Sales Manager, effective April 3, 2024. This addition to the sales team comes as part of PBI’s planned expansion to meet the surging demand for its products and to enhance its presence in critical markets worldwide. In her new role, Abby Hannah will spearhead technical sales efforts, including representing PBI in standard committees, underscoring the company’s commitment to excellence and innovation. She brin ..read more

In the final Insights Podcast sharing best practise, FIRE Editor Andrew Ledgerton-Lynch OBE talks to Professor Jagtar Singh OBE, Chair of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, about the Post Office scandal. Digital * Post Office Podcast The post Post office Scandal podcast first appeared on Fire Magazine ..read more

Global professional body, the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), has announced the appointment of their new Chair and Trustee Director, Dr. Paul Stollard CEng, MIFireE, RegArch, PhD, BArch, BA, who has led and gained extensive experience over the course of four decades in the fields of both architecture and fire engineering. Having dedicated his career to advocating fire safety standards and procedures, Paul has been instrumental in overhauling Scottish Building Standards and served as the agency’s initial Chief Executive. In 2006, he was awarded the Peter Stone Award as recognition of his ..read more