Simon Petts, AFOA chairman, welcomed delegates to the AFOA 2022 conference, giving a summary of activities undertaken by the association in the last 12 months before introducing the day’s programme of eight speakers, covering a diversity of emerging issues for…
AFOA 2022 AGM held at The Emergency Services Show
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…
AFOA hosts mini conference at Emergency One
AFOA members were welcomed to the association’s recent mini conference at 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…
AFOA hosts mini conference at the International Fire Training Centre
AFOA members were welcomed to the association’s recent mini conference at the International Fire Training Centre (IFTC), Tees Valley Airport, Darlington by AFOA Committee Member Waine Weaver and Gary Watson, Business Operations Manager at IFTC. Delegates enjoyed a packed programme…
Gatwick Airport validates emergency plan with multi-agency exercise
Gatwick Airport recently took part in a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Re-Certification exercise to test the airport’s emergency plan. Focusing on an off-airfield aircraft accident next to a railway line, this was the first full scale, face-to-face multi-agency exercise to…
AFOA 2021 AGM held at The Emergency Services Show
AFOA members gathered at the NEC in Birmingham last week to attend the 2021 AGM held on the first day of The Emergency Services Show. AFOA Chairman Simon Petts opened proceedings by presenting a cheque for £2,000 raised from association…
AFOA hosts first mini conference followed by Venari Z6 ARFF unveil
Airport Fire Officers Association (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 new Z-Class presented at AFOA conference
On 29 June, the latest Airport Fire Officers Association (AFOA) conference was held at Venari Group Headquarters in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, where some of the highest-ranking British fire officers were introduced to the coveted new Z-Class air crash truck for…
AFOA mini conference and Z6 ARFF launch at Venari Group on 29 June
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…
AFOA seminar on Overcoming Impacts of Covid on Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Services
The devastating effects of the global pandemic on the air-travel industry are well known. The Airport Fire Officers Association (AFOA) invites members and associates to attend its online seminar on Thursday, 25 March in which a panel of speakers will…