Welcome to National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers

Welcome to the National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers (NAHFO) web site.  NAHFO is an organisation that acts as a national voice for all those associated with healthcare fire safety.  Working closely with other organisations to promote the highest standards of fire safety within healthcare environments.  This web site serves as a communication forum to assist in this objective.  NAHFO has been established for over 30 years and in this time its members helped to shape the guidance and legislation used in healthcare today.

Fire Industry Association Seminar April 2012

January 2012 - please see link above ADT/NAHFO Newsletter;

Wednesday 13th December 2011 - please see link below;

Photo shows fire/smoke damage after only 11 minutes burn time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-16072095

Monday 12th December 2011 please see the email links below;

 
 

NAHFO Annual Conference 2012


NAHFO letter to Parliament after London Seminar October 2011

Nottinghamshire Prosecution

Determination on self closers on bedroom doors in care homes

Estonian Rescue Board Visit involving NAHFO, London Fire Brigade, Department of Health and NHS London

 
First edition of ADT and NAHFO Newsletter Summer 2011
   

Attached are a couple of incident’s involving oxygen. You may find them of interest.

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Hospital-evacuated-leak/story-11710931-detail/story.html

 http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/Hospital-bed-victim-tried-light-cigarette/story-11654376-detail/story.html

Conference 2012 -  25 years of Firecode - please see details of the 2012 NAHFO Conference in the Courses and Events Section

NAHFO is pleased to announce a working partnership with ADT for 2011, click here to link to the ADT website 

Please see the latest copy of the joint Gent by Honeywell and NAHFO Conference 2011 newsletter, feed back is very welcome, it can be found in the News Section……….

Rosepark Nursing Home Fire click here to follow link to report http://www.info4fire.com/news-content/full/rosepark-care-home-fire-deaths-avoidable-says-inquiry-report

Estonia Rescue Board visit the Department of Health, NAHFO are giving a presentation as part of this visit, see news section for the programme of the day

Masters in Fire and Explosion at Leeds University, follow the link 

http://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/fire