AFOA members gathered at the NEC in Birmingham to attend the 2022 AGM held as an informal working lunch on the first day of The Emergency Services Show. AFOA Chairman Simon Petts opened by presenting a cheque for £500 to Kerry James, Fundraising Manager at the Fire Fighters Charity. In …

AFOA members were welcomed to the association’s recent mini conference at the Emergency One’s headquarters in Cumnock, Ayrshire in Scotland, by the company’s Managing Director Mike Madsen and Director Steven Bell, alongside AFOA Chairman Simon Petts. A morning of technical sessions was kicked off by Guy Barker, the recently appointed …

AFOA Chairman Simon Petts welcomed a limited 30 delegates to its recent mini conference held at Brighouse, West Yorkshire. The event provided an opportunity for many to meet industry peers in-person for the first time since the association’s annual conference held back in February 2020. Jon Lacey Assistant Chief Fire Officer at West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and the recently …

The Airport Fire Officers Association (AFOA) is holding its first mini conference of 2021 at the Holiday Inn, Calderdale, Yorkshire on 29 June, covering updates on the latest guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and the launch of the Z6 ARFF vehicle at Venari Group in the afternoon. …

Barry Alderslade, Subject Matter Expert at Capita’s Defence Fire & Rescue Services has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Airport Fire Officers Association (AFOA). The award was presented last night (12 February) at the AFOA Annual Gala Dinner at the Birmingham Metropole Hotel in front of 150 industry guests. …