Dale joined the FPA in 2018 after beginning his career in the fire industry as a sprinkler engineer apprentice in 1990. He has undertaken many special risk projects in the form of inergen gaseous systems design, high- and low-pressure gaseous CO2 design, fire detection systems, foam systems, and sprinkler system design.
Dale is responsible for suppression, technical issues, sprinkler inspections and sprinkler training at the FPA. He is a LPCB Qualified Design Engineer, holds the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Engineering Technology, the CFPA European Diploma in Fire Prevention, and is currently studying towards an MSc degree. Dale is a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.