About Us

BPW Fire Safety was formed by Bill Walton, and his wife Pauline,  following thirty years service with Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service .

Bill served in Kendal, Workington and Carlisle areas. He achieved the rank of Divisional Officer in charge of the Fire Safety Department at the then C Division Headquarters covering the Carlisle and Eden area. He was responsible for providing fire safety advice to business and the public, the enforcement of fire safety legislation and reducing death and fire losses via community fire safety effort with a staff of ten fire safety officers. He also attended fire and rescue incidents throughout the area in a supervisory capacity. He is a trained Fire Investigation Officer and led the fire investigation team in the Division.

Bill has completed a number of courses at The Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh including The Specialist Fire Prevention Course, The Fire Safety Officers Module E Course (Fire Engineering) and The Fire Investigation Course. He is a Graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers and holds a certificate for "Managing Safely" from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.

Pauline provides the administrative base for the business. 

What drives us

Our philosophy is to provide a high quality and reliable service for our clients at a reasonable cost.