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 Service's Directors.

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

The current Directors are:

Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Matthew Warren, responsible for ensuring the Service performs all of its statutory duties, along with:

• Communication and Engagement
• Executive Support
• Finance.

Deputy Chief Executive Jon Anderson, is responsible for:

• Business Intelligence and Performance
• Business Support Group
• Combined Fire Control
• Commercial
• Democratic Services
• Digital Transformation
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Fleet and Equipment
• Health and Safety
• Learning and Organisational Development
• Legal
• Operational Support
• People and Recruitment
• Programme and Project Management
• Safeguarding
• Training. 

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Stuart Smith, is responsible for:

• Application Support Group
• Community Fire Safety Prevention
• Fire Protection
• Occupational Health
• Operational Response (wholetime and
• on-call)
• Payroll
• Property
• ICT
• Resilience.