Today, I started my new role as a Training and Compliance Manager for Southampton Airport Fire Service. My role also includes continuing with the journey in developing our very successful training centre "EchoFour" which I am very excited about.Hopefully our bridges will cross soon.

Whilst still in position as an operational Fire Service Station Manager at Southampton Airport, I have launched a new training centre which operates as a department within Southampton Airport's structure. EchoFour is a training centre with a vision to become "The South of England's leading training centre by delivering professional training at a unique and welcoming location." Set with the backdrop of Southampton Airports runway, EchoFour Training Centre provides businesses from… Show more Whilst still in position as an operational Fire Service Station Manager at Southampton Airport, I have launched a new training centre which operates as a department within Southampton Airport's structure. EchoFour is a training centre with a vision to become "The South of England's leading training centre by delivering professional training at a unique and welcoming location." Set with the backdrop of Southampton Airports runway, EchoFour Training Centre provides businesses from across the region an opportunity to learn and develop in a unique environment. With industry accredited courses delivered by serving fire fighters, EchoFour creates an environment whereby professional fire fighters train professional people.With courses ranging from Confined Space to First Aid and Fire Safety to Maritime Fire Fighting, EchoFour is a training centre you should consider using to help maintain your business needs.At EchoFour we also pride ourselves with delivering training that is bespoke for individual customers. No two businesses are the same so we make a point to ensure we have a full understanding of your needs and tailor the sessions to suit.We know that business continuity is important and business recovery can be very expensive, if not unrecoverable so that is why we are here to help.To help us achieve our vision we have 4 key mission statements:To be a training centre that customers want to come back to.To listen to our customers and help them achieve their goals.To maintain dedicated and professional instructorsTo be profitable but with integrity Show less

Accountable for the day to day operation of the watch and compliance with processes and systems adopted bySouthampton international Airport Limited (SIAL), taking charge/control of a major airfield incident, developing andplanning of local fire service policy, procedures and working practices and implementing group policy and proceduresin order to maintain day to day compliance in the fire service

The role of the Watch Manager is a tactical role focused on implementing the local fire station plan To manage the day to day operations complying with processes and systems adopted by BAA, managing assigned activities in an airport or domestic incident and delivery of the local fire service plan to maintain day to day compliance in the fire service.In an incident the Watch Manger will report to the Incident Manager ensuring that all crews are deployed to the correct sectors as directed… Show more The role of the Watch Manager is a tactical role focused on implementing the local fire station plan To manage the day to day operations complying with processes and systems adopted by BAA, managing assigned activities in an airport or domestic incident and delivery of the local fire service plan to maintain day to day compliance in the fire service.In an incident the Watch Manger will report to the Incident Manager ensuring that all crews are deployed to the correct sectors as directed by the Incident Manager Show less

Organising and delivering the day to day routines and activities, allocating tasks to watch team members, ensuring delivery and completion of own and team assigned routines to the required standards and managing assigned activities in an airport/domestic incident to maintain day to day compliance in the fire service.