Experience

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

• United Kingdom
• Public Safety
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Fire Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

• Assistant chief Fire Officer

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2020



Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Area Commander - Operational Support

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2019

  Strategic lead officer for the Service for:- Training and Development- Fleet and Equipment (operational and support)- Health and Safety - Operational Support including Operational Policy, National Operational Guidance, Operational Assurance, JESIP and Operational Risks.Operational Commander qualified to Level 4 (Strategic Command), MAGIC and CBRNe Gold Commander.

• Group Commander - Operational Training

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2015

  Head of Group for Operational Training. Leading a team of 15 including trainers, managers and professional support staff, to meet all operational requirements, including maintenance, acquisition and assessment of all areas of operational delivery. Oversight and responsibility for the creating, delivering and reviewing service training planner, ensuring all new learning, equipment, experiences and techniques were continuously incorporated in a structured and documented way.Operational commander mobilised up to Level 3 incidents with specialisms including Hazardous Materials and Environmental Protection (HMEPO), National Inter Agency Liaison Officer (NILO) and Detection Identification and Monitoring officer (DIM), providing both regional and national response capability. Show less

• Station Commander - Training Centre Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Responsible for day-to-day delivery of operational training, leading, managing and developing the training team to deliver high quality training and engaging experiences to the service.Key achievement:* Responsible for re-designing the training delivery model to meet Service needs and changing shift systems, resulting in shift to flexible working for the training team, increased training opportunities and no additional costs to Service.Operational Level 2 Commander attending an extensive range of incidents. Show less

• Station Commander (FDO) - Peterborough wholetime stations

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2012

  Station Commander leading two wholetime fire stations, including operational delivery, community safety and fire protection activities. Direct line management of 10 watch commanders and leading of 65+ frontline staff. Operational response officer to level 2 incidents in a busy and multicultural city of Peterborough, alongside flexi-duty officer duties.

• Station Comander (FDO) - St Neots Fire Station

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Station commander for St Neots Fire Station and district Ops Manager. Line management of a wholetime day crewed section of 7 staff as well as more than 20 on-call firefighters.Management of station plus district responsibilities including risk information, operational exercises and debriefs.Flexi-duty officer with operational response duties to level 2 incidents.

• Watch Commander - Dogsthorpe Fire Station

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  Watch Commander at one of the Service's busiest and most dynamics wholetime fire stations.Line managment responsibility for a watch of 10, ensuring maintenance and development activities were completed for my staff, using coaching and mentoring to continuously develop my team across operational, community and protection activities.Operational response activities to level 1 incidents.

• Watch Commander - Huntingdon Fire Station

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

  Operational watch commander - managing and leading a watch of 10 people.Operational response to level 1 incidents

• Crew Commander - Cambridge Fire Station

  • Jun 2002 - Dec 2003

  Crew commander - supporting management and watch based activities of 18 people.Operational response to level 1 incidents

• Firefighter - Cambridge Fire Station

  • Jan 2001 - Jun 2002

  Full time firefighter at Cambridge Fire Station

• Fire Control Operator

  • Apr 1998 - Dec 2000

  Emergency call handler and dispatcher within the command and control center for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service

• Firefighter

  • Sep 1995 - Apr 1998

  Full time firefighter at Cambridge Fire station