Protecting Our Heritage F Protecting Our Heritage From Fire

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service presents:
Protecting Our Heritage From
From Fire
One Day Seminar, 9.30am – 4pm
Stowe School, Stowe, Buckingham MK18 5EH
Monday 30 March 2015
To examine issues of fire in historic buildings with expert knowledge of the Rennie Macintosh
fire, responding to incidents, managing the risks and preparing for the worst. It will develop
knowledge and understanding, foster networking and collaboration,
to help minimise and prevent historic devastation.
The seminar will benefit: Owners, custodians, heritage specialists, fire engineers,
risk managers and serving fire service members.
Speakers include:
Anna McEvoy (Stowe House Preservation Trust, House Custodian and Research Manager)
Steve Emery (Fire Safety Advisor,Historic England&IFE Heritage Special Interest Group Chair)
Bob Johnson (Risk Control Technical Property Manager, Ecclesiastical Insurance)
Andrew Nicholson (Founder & Director, The Fire Surgery)
Martyn West (National Emergency Planning Manager, Historic England)
Chair: Jason Thelwell
Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive, Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service and
Chair of the Thames Valley Branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers
Cost includes refreshments, lunch and hosting costs:
IFE Members: £10, Non-members: £20
Special requirements: Please let us know if you have any access or dietary requirements
when booking
Spaces are limited so please book early to confirm your place
For further information and to book please contact:
telephone: 01296 744650
email: centraladmin@bucksfire.gov.uk
Please note that the programme and speakers may be subject to change without notice
And Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service present:
Protecting Our Heritage From
From Fire
Stowe School, Stowe, Buckingham MK18 5EH
Monday 30 March 2015, 9.30am – 4pm
Programme
09:30
10:00
Registration and refreshments
Introduction
Nick Morris (Operations Director Stowe School and CEO Stowe House Preservation Trust)
Jason Thelwell (Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service) and
Anna McEvoy (Stowe House Preservation Trust) Stowe & the value of our heritage
10:15
Steve Emery (English Heritage),
Fire development and the Renne Mackintosh fire
11:15
Bob Johnson (Ecclesiastical Insurance)
An Insurers approach to Fire Risks in heritage buildings
12:15
Plenary (Chair CFO Jason Thelwell)
12:30
13:00
Lunch
Optional tour of Stowe / Networking opportunity
14:00
Andrew Nicholson (Fire Surgery)
Fire engineering in a grade 1 listed building – The Croome Court fire strategy
14:45
Martin West (English Heritage)
Disaster Management Plans
15:30
Plenary (Chair CFO Jason Thelwell)
16:00
Refreshments / Networking & departure
Please note that the programme and speakers may be subject to change without notice
Speakers biographies
Jason Thelwell became Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive of Buckinghamshire Fire and
Rescue Service in January 2015. Within his 21 year career he has been instrumental in
bringing about radical changes in both Cheshire and Buckinghamshire. All of these changes
have reduced costs but also maintained the service that the public expect. His experiences at
Harvard have taught him how the drivers and barriers to change, can be leveraged both from
unions, but also from within the sector and how to overcome these barriers.
Jason is in a different position to many chief fire officers, in that he has at least 17 years in
which to make changes, therefore his outlook is a longer term view. He believes that there is
an opportunity within the fire sector, for the range of services to be increased, the rewards
for staff to be better, but the deal for our communities to be more substantial both in terms
of service and cost.
Anna McEvoy, Stowe House Preservation Trust
Anna originally came to Stowe 10 years ago to open Stowe House to the public and since
then has done everything from meeting the Queen to crawling through roof spaces! Her role
now is to undertake research and project manage the restoration of the state rooms, and to
ensure the conservation and preservation of the main mansion, while maintaining it as a
working and living environment.
Steve Emery, Heritage England (Formerly English Heritage)
Steve Emery joined Avon Fire Brigade in 1974 and spent fifteen years as an operational fire
fighter. He then gained a wealth of experience as a Fire Safety Officer in Bath, a World
Heritage City. He worked there for twelve years, developing innovative solutions to fire safety
problems, which were sympathetic to the historic fabric.
In 2001 he was seconded to English Heritage as their Fire Safety Adviser. He provides advice
on all matters concerning the protection of English Heritage’s premises, staff, and other
assets against damage caused by fire. He also provides advice to owners and property
managers of Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments on all matters concerning the
provision of fire safety measures in their buildings.
He lectures at the Fire Services College and elsewhere on fire safety in historic buildings and
counter disaster planning.
Please note that the programme and speakers may be subject to change without notice
Bob Johnson, Ecclesiastical Insurance
FCII, Risk Control Technical Property Manager
Before joining Ecclesiastical Insurance, Bob worked as an underwriter and claims handler for
both insurance companies and Lloyd’s brokers in the London market.
Bob has been undertaking surveys and building valuations for Ecclesiastical for over 25 years,
particularly those required for heritage properties including world heritage sites, country
houses, castles, cathedrals, independent schools, and charities.
He undertakes training for surveyors, research and development into construction, building
valuation for insurance, risk assessment and loss prevention, as well as continuing to conduct
surveys of some of the country’s most iconic buildings
Bob is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, holds the NEBOSH National General
Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, is a member of the Institute of Fire Engineers
special interest group on heritage buildings, and has represented Ecclesiastical on several
technical committees.
Andrew Nicholson, is founder and Director of the Fire Surgery, which is an independent fire
consultancy in London. He is a Chartered Fire Engineer with 18 years’ experience with Fire
safety design. He has a Fire Engineering degree and a Masters degree from the School of
Architecture at The University of Cambridge. He has been responsible for the development of
fire strategies for some of the most high profile buildings around the UK including the 2012
Olympic Stadium. He has a special interest in heritage fire safety and has worked on projects
including the Cutty Sark restoration and the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. He is a
committee member of the Institution of Fire Engineers special interest Group for Heritage fire
safety.
Martin West, has worked for English Heritage (Heritage England from 1 April 2015) since
2005, where he is now the National Emergency Planning Manager. He is an Associate member
of the Business Continuity Institute and has a diploma in business continuity management.
Martyn has been instrumental in promoting business continuity and salvage planning. He has
led on their emergency planning framework including plan testing and maintenance; having
authored and managed in excess of 150 plans.
Please note that the programme and speakers may be subject to change without notice
And Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service present:
Protecting Our Heritage From
From Fire
Monday 30 March 2015
9.30am – 4pm, Stowe School, Stowe, Buckingham MK18 5EH
Directions and on arrival
Stowe School is well signposted, please follow directions to the School, not National Trust or
Stowe Landscape Gardens; they are nearby but not linked. If you go through the Corinthian
Arch; You’ll be heading towards the NT Stowe Gardens and have gone the wrong way!
The post code for the event is MK18 5EH and works with Satellite Navigation.
Further details are available from: http://www.stowe.co.uk/house/contact-us/how-to-find-us
Parking: Please park in visitor spaces at the front of the house and follow signs to reception.
From registration please allow for a 5-10 minute walk (outdoors) from the house to
the theatre, to be seated for a 10am start.
A coat is recommended in case of poor weather.
Should you have any access issues (steps & walk/tour), please let us know beforehand.
Please note that the programme and speakers may be subject to change without notice