IHBC South West Branch: Fire Protection and Regulations (IHBC Branch Partnership CPD)

Date: Thursday 19 November 2026, 10.00-16.00

Where: Exeter Historic Guildhall, 203 High St,
Exeter, EX4 3EB

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This day course, delivered in person, provides an introduction to, and awareness of the spread and growth of fire in traditional and historic buildings. It will include:

An understanding of the spread and growth of fire
Overview of fires in heritage buildings
Weaknesses in heritage buildings and fire spread
Historic fire testing and solutions
Legislation and guides
Fire Safety Order
Fire risk assessments
Ecclesiastical buildings, statistics, collapse of stone vaults, fire-fighting in cathedrals.
The use of decision-making tools
Fire resisting doors
Fire testing of doors
Typical failures of doors
Building a new copy of a medieval door.

About Steve Emery
Steve Emery is a director of Heritage Fire Consultancy with over 50 years experience in fire safety, the last 35 years with heritage buildings. After 15 years of operational firefighting, Steve worked for 12 years as fire safety officer for the City of Bath, followed by 15 years with English Heritage and Historic England, 6 years for the University of Oxford and 2 years as a fire consultant.

As a consultant Steve has undertaken large fire safety projects with the National Trust, the Landmark Trust, The Royal Holloway University and undertaken the design and fire testing of replica medieval plank doors for Norwich Castle. He has lectured about fire safety in heritage buildings on university conservation courses, fire and rescue CPD courses and sits on the Challenge Panel for the renovation and restoration of the Palace of Westminster.

Booking details to be confirmed ; for further information please contact http://southwest@ihbc.org.uk

Cost: £40 IHBC and £65 non member
Price includes lunch and refreshments