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THE SALAMANDER | December 2020
The Worshipful Company
of Firefighters
The Wax Chandlers’ Hall 6 Gresham Street EC2V 7AD
FOUNDER
Gerry Clarkson CBE OStJ QFSM
CONTENTS
FROM THE EDITOR
3 FROM THE MASTER 4 FROM THE CHAITABLE TRUST 5 ESCB REPORT 6 MEMBERS 8 TRADE NEWS 18 TECHNICAL NOTES 24 HEALTH & SAFETY 30 OUR SHOPPING TROLLY 32 FROM THE CLERK 34
Cover & Back Page Images:
These windows were the creation of John Hayward and were his first commission as as a a a a a a a a stained glass artist Alamy stock photo @ St Mary-le-Bow Church
The Salamander
EDITOR: Dr Robert Robert Farquhar - Robert@wcoff org DESIGN: Colin Colin Simpson - Colin@wcoff org WEB: http://www wcoff org Published by The Worshipful Company
of Firefighters
The Wax Chandlers’ Hall 6 Gresham Street EC2V 7AD
Tel: 0207 600 1666 | Email: clerk@wcoff org Produced by WCoFF PR & Marketing Committee Page 2 COURT OF THE COMPANY
Master Wardens and Court from 4th July 2020
MASTER: Frances Blois
UPPER WARDEN: Graham Maltby QFSM
RENTER WARDEN: Stephen Sanders
UNDER
WARDEN: Dr Nicole Hoffmann
UNDER
WARDEN-IN-WAITING: Prof David Holt IMMEDIATE PAST MASTER: Andrew Mayes J P P COURT OF ASSISTANTS
Richard Bratton Paul Fuller John Goodrum Maurice Heaster Dr Nicole Hoffmann
Peter Holland CBE OStJ QFSM
Prof David Holt Bernard Laluvein Michael Leaver Stephen Neville OBE Ian Parlane Andrew Phillips Mark Rist Lt Cdr Andrew Rhodes Colin Simpson David Skilleter Anthony Skinner Graham Woodhouse Alan Woods CLERK: Steven Tamcken
BEADLE: John Norris SBStJ
FINANCE MANAGER/ASSISTANT CLERK: Geoffrey Fall IT MANAGER: Colin Simpson HONORARY ALMONER: Peter Cowland
HONORARY ARCHIVIST: Prof David Holt HONORARY CHAPLAIN: Rev George Bush STANDARD BEARER: John Kempton MBE Committee Chairs
FINANCE: Awaiting Appointment
MEMBERSHIP: Dr Nicole Hoffmann
EVENTS: Robert Howard
PR & MARKETING: Colin Simpson NOMINATIONS: Jeremy Beech CBE SBStJ
QFSM
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY
OF FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE TRUST: Chair - Graham Maltby QFSM