Past Chairman of the British Fire Services Association

SUPT  W.A.T. Marchant, Austin Motors Ltd 1949-1951  

CFO J Wilkins, Blackburn 1951-52  

C/O W.H. Webb, Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd. 1952-53  

CFO T.E. Smith, Halifax 1953-54  

C/O R.W.G. Barnes, English Electric Co Ltd. 1954-55  

DO W.T.A. Swansborough, Nottinghamshire 1955-56  

C/O S. Brierley, Vickers-Armstrong (A/C) Ltd 1956-57  

ADO C.J.K. Kendell, Aldershot 1957-58  

C/O J. Pemberton, Pilkington BRO’s Ltd 1958-59  

CFO R. Bentley, CBE, Bolton 1959-60  

SUPT H.A. Fisher, Cape Hill Brewery 1960-61  

DCFO H.J. Barrell, Oxford 1961-62  

C/O H.M. Allen, Bowaters Sittingbourne 1962-63  

CFO O.H. Griffiths, Walsall 1963-64  

C/O V Cable, British Aircraft Corporation Ltd Luton 1964-65  

CFO K.L. Holland, MBE, Bristol 1966-67  

C.O. W. Bond, Thorneycroft/Vosper ltd 1967-68  

CFO A Leese, QFSM, City of Coventry 1968-69  

C/O W.J. Kemp, Dunlop Ltd. Birmingham 1969-70  

Tech/O H.L. Stone, MIFireE, Dept. Of The Environment. London 1970-71  

C/O E.A. Mayall, Roxax Ltd Luton. 1971-72  

CSO K.G. Smith, MIFireE, Liverpool Salvage Corps 1972-73  

C/O W Brogden, MBE, British Leyland Ltd Oxford 1973-74  

CFO B.A.W. Mortley, MBE, QFSM, FIFireE, County Of Clwyd Fire Service 1975-76  

C/O W.A Clayton, MBE, FIFireE, B.P. Chemicals International Ltd 1974-75  

SDO V.C. Bower, Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service 1976-77  

C.O. L.A. Turner, James Walker& Co Ltd Woking 1977-78  

DCFO C.G. Durrant, GIFireE, Oxfordshire Fire Service. 1978-79  

C/O R.G. West, British Leyland P.S.F. Ltd, Cowley, Oxford. 1979-1980  

CSO W.C. Borland, Glasgow Salvage Corps. 1980-81  

C/O G.W. Clayton, Mintex Ltd. 1981-82  

CFO T.W. Malpass, FIFireE, Durham County Fire Brigade. 1982-83  

Chief Officer J.W. Llewellyn, GEC Turbines, Rugby. 1983-84  

DO R.W. Leather, QFSM, GIFireE, Greater Manchester Fire Service. 1984-85  

Fire/Sec P.V. Newell, Ford Southampton. 1985-86  

CFO A. Hopper, GIFireE, Hydropolymers Aycliffe. 1987-88 1988-89  

CFO Adrian Bathers, Monsanto, North Wales. 1989-1990  

DO F. Homeyard, MIFireE, Devon Fire & Rescue Service. 1990-1991  

CFO J. Stevenson, Forbo Nairn Ltd, Kirkcaldy. 1991-92  

DCFO A. McConachie, FIFireE, Durham County Fire & Rescue Brigade. 1992-93  

CFO B.E. Smith, FIFireE, Norfolk Fire Service. 1993-94  

MR E.F. Webber,  IENGM, IEEIE, MIPlantE . 1994-95  

ACO A. R. House, FIFireE, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service. 1995-96  

DCFO G. Halstead. GIFireE. Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service 1996-97  

DO G. Howgate. B.Sc(Hons), MIFireE.  London Fire Brigade.  1997-98  

SAFO G. Beck.   London City Airport Fire & Rescue Service.  1998 – 99  

DO G. Howgate. B.Sc(Hons), MIFireE.  London Fire Brigade 1999 – 2001  

ADO R. Davies. West Midlands Fire Service.  2001  

DO G. Howgate. B.Sc(Hons), MA, MIFireE.  London Fire Brigade. 2002 -03  

Stn.O T. Barker.  Site-Rescue.  2003-05  

F/Sgt S. Shirley, MBE, GIFireE. RAF Fire & Rescue Service.  2005 -07  

Stn.O T. Barker.  Site-Rescue.  2008 -10  

CO G. McSweeney.  Cargill plc.  2010 -12  

Mr M. Lee.  Hospital Fire Officer.  2012-14  

Mr R. Lovelace.  Paper Trail (Heritage) Fire Brigade.  2014 -16  

Mr F. Turner.  London & South East District.  2016 – 20  

WM M. Stokes. GIFireE. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service. 2020 - 22

FPO S Higgins FIIRSM, MSFPE, MIFSM. Vraxis Fire Solutions 2022 - 2024

Mr P Basson FIFPO, MEPS, MAFSM, MIFSM, FBFSA 2024 -