Fire Industry Association


The Fire Industry Association is a not-for-profit organisation formed originally by the merger of the Fire Extinguishing Trades Association and the British Fire Protection Systems Association.
It is said to be "the largest fire protection trade association in the UK".
The FIA's objective "is to promote, improve and perfect fire protection methods, devices, services and apparatus" which they say they achieve "through the representation of members, providing technical support, guidance and opportunities for professional advancement through education and appropriate regulation".

Membership

As of September 2017, the FIA has over 700 members, the list of whom may be searched on the .

Organisational Structure - Board

The FIA is "overseen by a Board and seven Councils".
The members of the Board are "representatives from FIA member companies and are elected to the seats on the Board for a term of two years".
As of September 2017, the board consists of representatives from ADT Fire & Security, Anderstore Ltd, Argus Security, Apollo Fire Detectors Ltd, C S Todd and Associates, Chubb Fire & Security Ltd, Fire Safety Services Ltd, Firepro UK Ltd, Hochiki Europe Ltd, Honeywell Fire Safety, International Fire Consultants Ltd, LW Safety Ltd, Mat Fire Systems Ltd, Sunfish Services Ltd and Supply Plus Ltd, as well as three representatives from the FIA itself.

Organisational Structure - Councils

As of September 2017, the FIA has seven councils, described as follows:
The FIA say that they "promote and shape legislation and the professional standards of the fire industry through close liaison with government and official bodies, as well as other key stakeholders". This is evidenced, for example, with their involvement on many of the BSI committees responsible for the authoring of key British Standards relating to fire including: