2024 brought significant developments in fire safety, ranging from innovative inventions designed to streamline services, to changes in regulations sparked by events that have rippled through the industry. In order to successfully navigate this dynamic landscape, ensuring complete safety and compliance in alignment with evolving standards, individuals and organisations must pay close attention to the practices, processes, and protocols they deploy when engaging with fire safety and risk management. We speak to Kerry Hill below, Non Executive Director of F.I.R.E. Consultancy, the leading expert in premium fire investigation and risk services worldwide. Fire Investigations & Risk Management Company of the Year 2024 F.I.R.E. Consultancy was established with the aim of providing a high quality investigation and risk services around the world via a team of skilled, technical experts. The company is driven by Founder and Director Jason Hill, who has worked as an engineer and in matters relating to fire safety engineering and fire risk assessment for more than two decades. As a Chartered Engineer, Jason’s international career spans fire engineering a safety, with a prominent track record of providing technical excellence within highly regulated industries. An active member of many fire-focused professional communities, Jason is a BSI Committee member for 7974-6, has chaired the Nuclear Industry Fire Safety Coordination Committee between 2017 to 2019, and is also the Chair of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) Special Interest Group for Industrial Fire and Risk, and an Ethics Committee member for the IFE. Prior to the establishment of F.I.R.E. Consultancy, Jason was the Senior Fire Engineer at Horizon Nuclear Power Development at Wylfa in North Wales, a position in which he developed the experience necessary to lead F.I.R.E. Consultancy to success. Following a period of working abroad, Jason returned to the UK with the vision of creating a small business with a highly skilled workforce capable of delivering large-scale technical projects with a personal touch. Jason decided to breathe life into his dreams and established F.I.R.E. Consultancy in 2014. “We aim to be the best in class,” he tells us, “known for our highly skilled fire engineers who continue to develop and educate themselves as the landscape of fire engineering evolves around the world.” A leader in its field, F.I.R.E. Consultancy offers a wide variety of services in the areas of fire safety and fire engineering. The company’s stellar solutions include fire investigation, conducting thorough investigations to determine the cause and origin of fires; risk evaluation, by assessing fire risk and providing expert recommendations to mitigate them; technical expertise, with advice and support in fire safety engineering and risk management; and providing ongoing regulatory and legal support for compliance in matters related to fire safety. With integrity deeply rooted in its core, F.I.R.E. Consultancy takes an approach to its operations that prioritise its values of respect, trust, care, and betterment. The company takes immense pride in its work and strives to build trusting relationships with every client that it serves, with the understanding that relationships steeped in durability and mutual respect are the key to any business’s longevity. To achieve this mission, F.I.R.E. Consultancy delivers detailed, high quality, peer-reviewed work and maintains the highest level of transparency and communication whilst undertaking projects. Not only is F.I.R.E. Consultancy dedicated to uplifting and enhancing the lives of its clientele and wider society, but the company has also made an unwavering commitment to contributing to the betterment of the world. F.I.R.E. Consultancy strives to ensure it leaves the world in a better condition than how it was found and has undertaken a number of strategic initiatives to better achieve this mission, including promoting industry education, supporting various charitable causes, and meticulously training the fire safety professionals of our future. F.I.R.E. Consultancy understands that the future of fire engineering is firmly rooted in epistemology and development and has made a commitment to training and mentoring future fire safety professionals by funding the continuous professional development and formal qualifications for each member of its team. The business continues to grow, and as it does, it is focused on steadily building a team of motivated individuals dedicated to developing their skills and driving F.I.R.E. Consultancy forward. “All of our employees are team players with a thirst for knowledge, who enjoy sharing and building their knowledge together,” Jason states. “The future of F.I.R.E. Consulting is that of nonstop learning, continuing to keep buildings safe, and the development of our employees. Learning and helping people to learn is a cause close to our hearts; everyone deserves an opportunity.” Contact: Kerry Hill Company: F.I.R.E. Consultancy Limited Web Address: www.fireconsultancy.co.uk Oct24235
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