Swift helps to put out the fire.

CFOA Policy Facts
• If your AFD (Automatic Fire Detection) system does not meet the requirements of this policy, the fire service will reduce their level of response.

• Every year 90% of activations are rogue calls and as such the fire service loses 1,273,500 working hours per year at a cost of over £15 million.

• In 2004 the Fire & Rescue Service responded to 282,000 false alarms from AFD systems.

• The new CFOA policy commenced in April 2005!

The new Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) Policy relating to remotely monitored systems is already in force. This means
that if users of remotely monitored systems are not complying to the policy then the fire service will be forced to reduce levels
of response, which could be devastating for many UK businesses. To comply with the new policy AFD’s will have to be maintained by third party accredited companies whether they have installed the system or not. CFOA recognises the BAFE SP203 scheme as compliant to their policy.

Swift has recently hosted a number of seminars throughout the UK in partnership with regional fire & rescue services and world renowned fire product company; Gent by Honeywell.

The first of these important seminars was held at the prestigious Lumley Castle Hotel in the North East and was well attended by representatives from over 50 corporate and government organisations from all over the North East of England.

The main speaker, Derek Portsmouth, is Regional Managing Director of Swift Fire & Security (Northern) Ltd., which is the only BAFE SP203 third party accredited company in the North East. Derek is one of the industry’s most respected professionals, with a career spanning over 20 years. He is convinced that 3rd party involvement is the way forward.