Marsden Fire Safety Ltd is run by ex-L.F.R.S. (Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service) Station Officer - Bob Parkin MIFireE, MIFPO, whose 22 years fire service experience is now offered for your benefit.

FIRE SAFETY EXPERTISE

Bob specialised in fire safety for almost 10 years, with responsibilities for enforcing fire regulations, consulting with building control departments, and giving advice on behalf of Lancashire's Fire Authority. 

More recently, 2 years was spent as acting Assistant Divisional Officer at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service headquarters, where responsibilities included:

• Providing technical fire safety advice and guidance to L.F.R.S. fire safety officers.

• Helping to keep L.F.R.S. up to date with current legislation.

• Originating the 'Brigade Order' on the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997.

• Provided guidance for fire safety officers on the enforcement of the workplace fire precautions legislation.

Prior to retirement, Bob's final task was to produce the fire risk assessment for Burnley fire station.

Qualifications:

• Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers

• Member of the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers

• Specialist Fire Prevention Course, Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh.

Fire Training Expertise

Bob spent 4 years as an instructor at L.F.R.S. International Training Centre, conducting training which included:

• Hydro-carbons fire fighting training for in-service officers.

• Confined space training for water and sewage treatment plant workers

• Confined space rescue training for in-service officers

• Basic fire fighting for overseas fire fighters

• Breathing apparatus

• Basic fire fighting for a wide variety of industrial & commercial organisations

• Basic fire fighting for recruit fire fighters

• Offshore heli-deck fire teams

Operational, fire safety and fire risk assessment training was also carried out for fire-fighters and officers at fire station level.

Bob introduced the chip pan fire demonstration to L.F.R.S. Training Centre in 1986, and is captured here in one of the first indoor demonstrations showing 'how NOT to do it'.

Since leaving the fire service, work has been carried out for many UK companies, such as:

• fire risk assessments;

• fire risk assessment training;

• practical fire marshal and fire team training.

Other work includes:

• CPD training for building surveyors, architects and structural engineers etc;

• fire safety training in Kuwait;

• fire engineered solutions for many architects and designers