Patrick Huckin, GIFireE

Joining Churches Fire in 2002 with the acquisition of Storm Fire, Patrick is an experienced Fire Safety Officer with extensive knowledge of structural fire safety within buildings and the principles of means of escape in case of fire. He has proven technical, administrative, IT and organisational abilities and is good at communicating with other people. He is familiar with all current relevant design codes and used to working with Local Authority Building Control departments at the highest level.

Key Responsibilities

• Building/plan surveys for provision of portable fire fighting equipment.
• Building/plan surveys for design of fire alarm system provision.
• Building/plan surveys for design of emergency lighting provision.
• Fire safety awareness training, fire warden training and practical fire extinguisher training to staff at all levels.
• BSI internal auditor for BSI ISO 9000 Quality Management System and Field Auditor of Engineers.
• Carrying out Fire Risk Assessments for customers in accordance with The Fire Safety Order.

Professional Qualifications

• Graduate level 3 member of the Institution of Fire Engineers
• Fire Service College Specialist Fire Prevention Course
• Fire Service College Specialist Fire Prevention Course (Refresher)
• Fire Service College Building Control Liaison
• Fire Service College Building Control Liaison (Refresher)
• Fire Service College Fire Investigation
• Fire Service College Colt Smoke Ventilation Design Certificate
• BFPSA Fire Alarm Design
• BSI ISO 9000 Quality Management implementation course and Internal Quality Auditors’ course
• IFEDA Fire Extinguisher Service Engineer
• West Oxfordshire College Training the Trainers

Career History

1998-2002    
Storm Fire Security: Fire Safety Officer

• Completed fire safety awareness training, fire warden training and fire extinguisher training.
• Carried out Fire Risk Assessments.
• Completed building/plan surveys for the design of emergency lighting.

1972-1998    
Local Fire Authority:
Fire Safety Officer at Sub-Officer and Station Officer Level (1979-1998)
Operational Firefighter and Leading Firefighter (1972-1979)

• All aspects of fire safety enforcement and fire certification of all types of premises.
• Fire inspection of all residential care homes and reporting to Registration Authorities.
• Petroleum Licensing.
• Involvement in building improvements/alterations for fire safety.
• Building Control Liaison Officer for approving building plans for means of escape and fire safety at planning and building regulation stages.
• Management of a satellite Fire Authority fire safety office from 1991-1998.
• Operational command at incidents.

Mr Patrick Huckin registered as Fire Risk Assessors (Life Safety Stream) with the Institution of Fire Engineers