Peter Aldridge

National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers (NAHFO)

Peter started his career in the Royal Air Force Fire and Rescue Service, after serving 14 years and all over the world, Peter left to join the NHS at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Peter started in the Trust as Fire Safety Training Officer and was promoted to Fire Safety Manager in 2008, he then was Head of Facilities, General Manager Estates and Peter is currently Associate Director of Operational Estates, Fire and Security for the Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust is one of the largest Teaching Hospitals in Europe and employs over 22,000 people and has an annual budget of over 1.3 billion.

Peter was awarded an MSc in healthcare governance in 2009 and has completed a PGC in Healthcare Leadership and Management. Peter is a Chartered Manager.

Peter is the Secretary to the National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers; this role involves working in partnership with many organisations including National fire Chiefs Council, the Dept of Health, NHSE, the Fire Protection Association, Institution of Fire Engineers, Institute of Health Estates Engineering Management and others. Through this role Peter gets an in sight into national issues with regards healthcare fire safety.

Dr Tom Brookes, MSc PhD FIET

Fire and Security Association (FSA)

Chairman of the FSA (Fire & Security Association), a specialist group within the ECA (Electrical Contractors Association).
With over 30 years of experience in fire systems, Tom Brookes is also the Managing Director of multi-award winning ZZEUS TRAINING and Lindum Fire Services Ltd.

Winner of:
1. Best of British Engineering Award 2022
2. Skills Champion 2022
3. ECA Excellence in Training & Development Award 2021
4. Best Fire and Security Project 2019
5. First Fire Alarm Chartered Engineer CEng in the UK
6. 2019 Qualification of the Year (EAL BS 5839-1 qualification)
7. Freeman of the City of London