NFCC Lead Officers
Lead Officers are subject matter experts in particular area affecting or related to fire and rescue. They often chair or work with committees who ensure that NFCC is always at the forefront of emerging issues in the fire sector. Leads may be called upon to offer comment to media when their area of expertise is relevant to a major event, or they may be called upon to advise on the development of new products, guidance, or tools.
If you are interested in becoming a Lead Officer, you can view all vacancies here
Below, you can see a list of current NFCC Lead Officers.
Lead Officers
| Subject Area | Committee | Subject Matter Expert |
|---|---|---|
| ACER Vice Chair including Operational Learning | People | Stewart Nicholson |
| Airwave Security | Operations | Matt Cane |
| Airwave/Firelink | Operations | Matt Cane |
| Alternative Fuels & Energy Systems | Operations | Matt Deadman |
| Animal Rescue | Operations | Steve Buchanan-Lee |
| Apprenticeship Deputy Lead | People | Ashley Roberts |
| Apprenticeship Strategic Lead including End Point Assessment | People | Gavin Ellis |
| Arson & Anti-Social Behaviour | Prevention | Keith Carruthers |
| Artificial Intelligence | Data, Digital & Technology | Advert - Closing date: 10 January 2025, midday - EXTENDED UNTIL: Monday 27 January 2025, midday |
| Assistive Technology | Prevention | Terry Pinto |
| Audit | Finance | Joanne Coadey |
| Automatic Fire Alarms/Unwanted Fire Signals | Protection | Steve Norman |
| Automatic Water Suppression Systems/Sprinklers | Protection | To be advertised |
| British Standards Institution (BSI) | Protection | Nick Coombe, supported by Brett Egan-Briers, Richard Clark, Lynsey McVay |
| Building Safety Programme | Protection | PRU / Tim Broom |
| Business Continuity & Resilience | Resource Forum | Steve Lewis |
| Business Engagement & Better Regulation | Protection | Adreena Parkin-Coates (temporarily) - To be advertised. |
| Carbon Monoxide | Prevention | Mike Porter |
| Casualty Care | Operations | Simon Todd |
| Chartered Insitute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) Statistics | Finance | Martin Reohorn |
| Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRNE) | Operations | Andy Roe / Dan Cartwright (Point of Contact) |
| Children's Education | Prevention | Chris Bigland |
| Clutter and Hoarding | Prevention | Julie Crooks |
| Command & Control / National Command & Control User Group (NCCUG) | Operations | Lynsey McVay |
| Community Health Lead | Prevention | Ged Devereux |
| Community Risk Project | Nikki Richards | |
| Competency of Protection & Business | Protection | Adreena Parkin-Coates/Ian Leigh |
| Cost of Living | Prevention | Victoria Lowry |
| Counter Terrorism | Operations | Andrew Roe |
| Cyber | Data, Digital & Technology | Tom Luxon/Kash Singh (Deputy) |
| Dementia | Prevention | Rachael Spencer |
| Data, Digital & Technology (DDaT) Committee Chair | Data, Digital & Technology | Jonathan Dyson |
| Data Lead & Data Board Chair | Data, Digital & Technology | Sally Wilson |
| Digital Technology & Cyber Lead (DTC) & DTC Board Chair | Data, Digital & Technology | Callum Faint |
| Direct Entry | People | Rob Barber |
| Domestic Detection | Prevention | Claire Monk |
| Driver Training Advisory Group (DTAG) | Operations | Kevin Dell |
| Driving for Better Business | Prevention | Claire Harris |
| Driving Standards | People | To be advertised |
| Drones | Operations | Tim Murrell |
| Early Intervention | Prevention | Chris Kirby |
| Electrical Safety | Prevention | Charlie Pugsley |
| Emergency Response Driver Training | Operations | TBC |
| Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) | Operations | Matt Cane |
| Emerging Technology | Prevention | Phil Clark |
| Emollients | Prevention | Chris Bell |
| Enforcement & Regulation | Protection | Brian Harvey / Michelle Purchase |
| Environment & Climate Change | Continuous Improvement | Ben Brook & Mark Rist |
| Equality & Diversity/Inclusion & Culture Board | People | Jo Richardson |
| Estates Excellence (Trade) | Protection | Nick Coombe |
| Event Safety | Protection | Mark Cottell (SME) |
| Fatal Five/Four Plus | Prevention | Ryan Swindell |
| Finance Committee Chair | Finance | Matthew Warren |
| Fire Cadets | Prevention | Mark Baxter |
| Fire Engineering & Technical Standards | Protection | Richard Clark |
| Fire Fighters Charity | People | Richard Welch |
| Fire Finance | Finance | Mark Hemming |
| Fire Investigation | Protection | Charlie Pugsley |
| Fire Lawyers | Finance | Louise Taylor |
| Fire Safety Intervention | Prevention | Chris Kirby |
| Firefighting Media | Operations | Advert - Closing date 15 January 2025, midday. |
| Firefit/Fitness Standards | People | Neil Taylor |
| Fires in Tall Buildings | Operations | Ben Levy |
| Fleet & Equipment/TOG | Finance | Glynn Richardson |
| FM Global | Protection | Nick Coombe |
| Hazmats & Environmental Protection | Operations | Dave Walton |
| Health & Safety | Operations | Craig Parkin |
| HMICFRS/Improvement | Improvement | Mark Havell |
| Home Safety | Prevention | Jon Quinn |
| Housing - High Risk Accomodation | Prevention | Mark Andrews |
| Housing - Home Safety Visits | Prevention | Mark Thomas |
| HR Policies | People | Colette Black |
| ICT Management | Data, Digital & Technology | Julian Martin |
| Improvement Committee Chair | Improvement | Sabrina Cohen-Hatton |
| Industrial Relations | People | Gavin Ellis |
| Information Governance | Data, Digital & Technology | TBC |
| International affairs | Improvement | Neil Odin |
| JESIP | Operations | Peter Heath |
| Leadership including Executive Leadership Programme (ELP) | People | Wayne Bowcock |
| Local Resilience Forums | Operations | Alex Woodman |
| Maritime Response | Operations | Glenn Bowyer |
| Mental Health | Prevention | Mark Thomas |
| Mental Health & Wellbeing | People | Ceri Sumner |
| Mobilising Officers Group | Operations | Sarah Cuthbert |
| Mobility Scooter Guidance | Prevention | Stuart Ruckledge |
| Motorcycles/Two-wheeled Vehicles | Prevention | Tony Smith |
| Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) | Operations | Keith Donnelly/Clare Taylor |
| National Coordination and Advisory Framework (NCAF) | Operations | Lynsey McVay |
| National Resilience | Operations | Nick Searle/Paul Murphy |
| National Resilience Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosives (CBRN(E)) | Operations | Andrew Roe |
| National Resilience Command & Control | Operations | John Roberts |
| National Resilience High Volume Pump (HVP) & Floods | Operations | Steve Helps |
| National Resilience Marauding Terrorist Attack (MTA) Specialist Response | Operations | Steve Lang |
| NFCC Service Implementation | Improvement | Nick Brennan |
| Nuclear | Operations | Chris Noakes |
| Occupational Health | People | Ceri Sumner |
| On-call | People | Steve Healey |
| Operations Committee Chair | Operations | John Roberts |
| Operational Communications | Operations | Ben Norman |
| Operational Guidance Forum | Operations | Barry Sands |
| Operational Learning | Operations | Included within ACER (as above) |
| Operational Research & Development | Operations | Dave Russel |
| Operational Training | Operations | Dave Russel |
| Organisational Learning | Operations | To be advertised |
| Pensions | People | Dawn Docx |
| People, Culture & Leadership Committee Chair | People | Rob MacDougall |
| Petroleum, Explosives & Fireworks | Protection | Chris Kemp |
| PPE/Clothing | Operations | Steve Topham & Mark Baxter |
| Prevention Committee Chair | Prevention | Rick Hylton |
| Primary Authority | Protection | Dean Dixon |
| Prince's Trust | Prevention | Dave Russel |
| Procurement: National Collaborative Procurement Coordinator | Resources & Improvement | Luke Malton |
| Productivity & Efficency | Improvement | Phil Shillito |
| Property/Estates | Resources Forum | Ijaz Bashir |
| Protection Committee Chair | Protection | Dave Russel |
| Public Health (NHS) | Health | Ged Devereux |
| Recovery Advisory Group | Operations | Gary Fleming |
| Research & Development | Resources Forum | Jon Anderson/Phil Clark |
| Respiratory Protective Equipment (including PPE & BA Telemetry) | Operations | Lynsey McVay |
| Road National Campaigns & Road Safety Partnership Calendar | Prevention | Damien Watts |
| Road Safety | Prevention | Dan Quin |
| Safe Working at Height | Operations | Alex Tilley |
| Safeguarding | Prevention | Donna Bentley MBE |
| Safeguarding Children & Young | Prevention | Phil Garrigan |
| Scientific Support Cell | Operations | Peter Heath |
| Smoking, Tobacco and Vaping | Prevention | Sarah Hardman |
| Strategic Data Lead | Data, Digital & Technology | Steve Taylor |
| Strategic Digital, Technology & Cyber Lead | Data, Digital & Technology | Gillian Fyfe |
| Structural Timber | Protection | Ashley Mather (SME) |
| Technical Response | Operations | Jon Lacey |
| Technology Enabled Care | Prevention | Mark Andrews |
| Transportation - Aviation | Operations | Jon Lacey |
| Transportation - Rail (including tunnels and underground structures) | Operations | Gerald Taylor |
| Transportation - Road | Operations | Dan Quin |
| UK Research Organisation (UKRO) | Operations | Neil Odin |
| Unwanted Fire Signals | Protection | Steve Norman / Per Middleton / Jon Henderson |
| Urban Search & Rescue/International Search & Rescue (USAR/ISAR) | Operations | Dave Mottram |
| Violence against Women & Girls | People | Rick Hylton & Nikki Watson |
| Volunteers | Prevention | Wendy Richings |
| Waste & Recycling Management | Operations | Rob Barber |
| Water Rescue | Operations | Bryn Coleman |
| Water Safety | Prevention | Chris Kirby |
| Wildfire | Operations | Craig Hope |
| Work Related Death Protocol | Protection | Andy Jack (SME) |
| Working Patterns (including Retained Duty System) | People | Steve Healey |
| Young Drivers | Prevention | Annabelle Priest |