Structure

The Service is run by a chief fire officer who is also the chief executive. The chief fire officer is supported by a deputy chief executive and an assistant chief fire officer, who form the chief officers group.

Each chief officer is responsible for a number of departments and functions and is supported by a management structure from across the organisation.

 

 

The current chief officer group is:

Chief Fire Officer Chris Strickland, responsible for ensuring the Service performs all of its statutory duties, along with:

• Transparency, Media and Communication
• Democratic and Legal Services. 

Deputy Chief Executive Matthew Warren, who is treasurer to the Fire Authority and responsible for:

• HR, Learning and Development, Recruitment and Equality and Inclusion
• Programme Management and Planning, Business Intelligence and Performance and STEP transformation
• Finance, Property and estate management and Payroll
• Procurement and contract management and Business Support
• ICT.

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Jon Anderson, who is responsible for:

• Operational Response (wholetime and on-call) including Combined Fire Control
• Community Fire Safety (prevention and protection) and Resilience
• Resource Management and Occupational Health
• Operational Support, Equipment, Policies and Procedures, Training and Fleet
• Safeguarding.