Strategic Leadership Board

Our Strategic Leadership Board (SLB), led by the Chief Fire Officer, is responsible for delivering the Service strategy. The Board shows enduring and strong leadership, with managers and operational commanders each delivering their parts of the plan. The Fire Authority ensures that our strategy is focused and delivered in ways that are clear and understandable for our communities across the two counties.

Our Service Structure

Fire and Rescue Authority
- Monitoring Officer
Chief Fire Officer (CFO) / Chief Executive
- Treasurer
CFO’s Executive Assistant & Personal Assistants (PAs)
- Deputy Chief Fire Officer
  Director of Response
  - Area Commander Response
  - 3 x District Command (North, South & West)
  - National Resilience
  - On-Call Recruitment & Availability
  - Training
- Assistant Chief Fire Officer
  Director of Protection
  - Area Commander Protection
  - Protection
  - Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  - Operational Policy and Operational Assurance
  - Fire Control
  - Health and Safety
  - Corporate and Digital Communications
  - Assistant Director Fire Control Project (temporary)
  - Property and Environment
  - Fire Control Project
- Assistant Chief Officer
  Director of Prevention
  - Area Commander Prevention
  - Prevention
  - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)
  - Human Resources (HR) and Development
  - Performance and Information (P&I) Department
  - Operational Logistics (Ops Logs) and Fleet
  - Committee and Member Services
  - Information Governance
  - Solicitor
- Director of Finance
  - Assistant Director Finance
  - Finance
  - Pensions