Keith Simmons is a Grad. I. Fire Eng and has also a number of Fire safety and Risk assessment related courses to his credit.

Keith Simmons has worked in the capacity of Station Commander at Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service from 1971 to 2000 handling the responsibility for all the aspects Fire Safety, Operations and Training. Since retirement from this service he has been self employed running a Fire & Safety business and has many satisfied clients to his credit. His work has predominantly been fire risk assessments, fire safety training, planning and building design, applications and fire investigation throughout the UK and Middle East.

Keith Simmons has been carrying out fire training and fire risk assessments throughout the UK, France, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Cyprus. He has a served as a Lecturer to Royal Navy Fire Fighting Schools – Whale Island & Horsea Island, Lecturer to Professional and Volunteer Fire-fighters on Fire Safety, Arson Prevention and Fire Investigation Procedures, Associate Lecturer/Instructor to the Fire Safety Engineering College, Sultanate of Oman and Fire Training Officer to Gasco and Takreer Oil Companies in Abu Dhabi.

Currently he is the Managing Director of Fire Safety 2000 Ltd

He has been involved and directly responsible for all aspects of fire safety in a number of large developments including Hotels, Superstores, Port Solent and its Marina, Meridian Centre Shopping Malls, Portsmouth University, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, St Mary`s Hospital, Portsmouth, The Innovation Office/factory Centre at Langstone Gate Industrial Park in Havant and many others.

He has also been responsible for carrying out fire safety inspections under The Fire Precautions Act 1971, issuing Fire Certificates where appropriate and the completion of Fire Risk Assessments under the more recent Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1999, which include a wide variety of premises including two major Portsmouth Theatres, The Kings Theatre and The New Royal Theatre.

Being specialised in Fire Investigation he has also carried out many on scene investigations and frequently attended court to give evidence as an expert witness.