John Holland OBE has spent a total of 38 years in the Fire Service, local authority and as a MOD Fire Officer. Before joining the Fire Services John served in the Parachute Regiment, which provided the dedication, discipline and work ethics applied throughout his career and now applied in Fire Safety. John is a Level 4 Risk Assessor and Auditor to National Occupational Standards as well as a Tier 2 Fire Risk Assessor under the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, he is also NEBOSH and IOSH trained and holds a diploma in Disaster Management and completed a trainer of trainers course at Oxford University. Over John’s long and varied career, he has been involved in specialist Fire Safety for over 23 years, which included 8 years as a Project Fire Officer for New Build and refurbished buildings within the MOD, over which time he has amassed a diverse knowledge of Fire Safety and has a good understanding of the Building Regulations and various Codes of Practice.

John has considerable experience in designing, advising and implementing building Fire Strategies and Emergency Plans. Within John’s Fire Safety roles he has also been the principle Fire Safety Officer for the Royal International Air Tattoo, the largest air show in the world, for over 13 years covering all Fire Safety matters at the show and supporting elements. John also has many years of experience around the world responding to disasters, developing and running emergency related projects and advising governments on various Fire Safety matters at community and at national level, implementing British Government Fire Safety programs.

John is an experienced and competent Fire Risk Assessor as well as being Health and Safety trained and has vast experience in identifying risk and carrying out complex assessments. He is a member of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, Fire Protection Association the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers and a Member of the Chartered Managers Institute and an Approved Safe Contractor. He applies the highest standards of work to achieve a professional outcome.