EXTINGUISHING
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his Council represents A number of Working Groups are activities, seminars, exhibitions, the
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interests related to fixed overseen by this Council and these website and the various articles
fire protection systems cover extinguisher manufacture, and publications. Peter Kemp
alongside those of fittings and hose, foam, gases and acts as the Extinguishing Council
portables, hose and water mist and their work has again representative to the Marketing
fittings and includes the more been instrumental in achieving Group and that Group has received
specialised systems such as water results relating to a number of advice from Council on what are
mist and aerosols as well as the standards and other technical perceived to be marketing priorities
range of extinguishing agents objectives. and their target audiences in
themselves. The past year has Organisations work most relation to extinguishing systems
once again seen the Council effectively when their functions are and portables. Similarly, we
and its Working Groups acting as linked within what we might term maintain direct contact with the
the driving force behind the FIA’s a three-dimensional matrix or, put Training Manager and have made
activities on behalf of these sectors. more colloquially, when the left recommendations for additional
Having been elected to the hand knows what the right hand courses which have included one
Chairmanship in November 2008 is doing. The FIA is no different on signage for which an initial
as successor to Bob Whiteley [who, and seeks to achieve this through scoping document has been
we are delighted to say, remains maintaining multiple communication produced and the possibility of a
a Council Member], it remains pathways between the numerous course on competency in servicing
my pleasure to guide this Council committees and the Secretariat and maintaining fire hose reels.
whose members carry a wealth that are genuinely interactive. This The Liaison Group is another key
of experience and expertise. year has seen the Extinguishing internal partner, with this Council
Their willingness to offer their Council consolidate and strengthen being represented on that forum by
invaluable services, not for personal its position as an integral part of Bob Whiteley.
or commercial gain but for the the Association, acting as both Many of the FIA’s general
common good of fire protection receiver and provider of information work items over the last year
in the UK and beyond, is greatly and advice pertaining to the have received attention from
appreciated. The efforts made are extinguishing sector. the Extinguishing Council
often quite time-consuming and Marketing, being central to and these have included the
can be complex and I’m sure all FIA the Association’s activities, is a Certalarm one-stop-testing
members would join me in paying critical feature of Council’s input initiative, the development of
tribute to Council Members past, and it plays a full role in ensuring National Occupational Standards,
present and future. the visibility of the FIA through PR manufacturers’ training, regional
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