Corporate Management Team


The organisation is managed by its board (or Corporate Management Team) comprising of five Principal Officers and five Directors. The team meet at least once a month to discuss strategic and policy issues and to monitor and determine service and financial plans into the future.

The members of the Corporate Management Team and the functions that report to them are shown here :-
CFO Prichard
Des Prichard

Chief Fire Officer & Chief Executive

 ESFRS Crest sliced
Personal Assistant to CFO&CE  Karen Vinall
 
DCFO Large
Chris Large

Deputy
Chief Fire Officer

i.Community Risk Management.
ii.Prevention - Community Safety.
iii.Protection.
iv.Response.
ACFO Walsh
Gary Walsh

Assistant
Chief Fire Officer

i.Engineering.
ii.Estates.
iii.Health & Safety.
iv.Procurement.
ACO Williams
Diana Williams

Assistant Chief Officer
(Corporate Services)

i.Business Assurance.
ii.Clerking to the Fire Authority.
iii.Financial Services, Contracts & Insurance.
iv.Information Management.
v.Strategic Development, Projects & Performance Management.
ACO Rolph
Cheryl Rolph

Assistant Chief Officer
(Human Resources &
Policy Support)

i.Personnel Services.
ii.Policy Support.
iii.Communications & Media.
iv.Learning & Development.
Secretaries to Principal Officers  Corinne Burkhill, Emma Hayter
 
SDO Reynolds
Andy
Reynolds

Director of
Community Protection
Gary Pearson
Gary
Pearson

Director of
Risk Management
SDO Ashley
Dick
Ashley

Director of
Service Support.
Richard Charman
Richard
Charman

Director of
Financial Services.
Chris Greenway
Chris
Greenway

Director of
Personnel Services.


For day-to-day management, the Service is split into four directorates whose functions and associated structure charts are shown below :-

1. Community Protection [pdf] includes :-
2. Corporate Services [pdf] includes :-
  • Clerking to the Fire Authority.
  • Financial Services, Contracts & Insurance.
  • Information Management.
    • Business Services.
    • Development Services.
    • Infrastructure Services.
    • Network Services.
  • Strategic Development & Performance Management.
3. Risk Management [pdf] includes :-
  • Business Assurance.
  • Communications & Media.
  • Community Risk Management.
  • Health & Safety.
  • Policy Support.
  • Projects.
4. Service Support Directorate includes :-
4a. Director of Service Support
  • Service Support [n/a]
    • Engineering Services.
      • Asset Management.
      • Engineering.
      • Research & Development.
    • Estates.
    • Learning & Development.
    • Procurement.
4b. Director of Personnel Services
  • Personnel Services [pdf].
    • Equality & Diversity.
    • Occupational Health.
    • Personnel Services.

 

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