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.
Below, you can see a list of current NFCC Lead Officers.
Lead Officers
| Subject Area | Committee | Subject Matter Expert |
|---|---|---|
| ACER Chair | Justin Johnston | |
| Airwave Security | Airwave Security | Keith Donnelly |
| Airwave/Firelink | Operations | Ian Taylor |
| Operations | Operations | John Roberts |
| Alternative Fuels & Energy Systems | Operations | Matt Deadman |
| Animal Rescue | Operations | Steve Buchanan-Lee |
| Apprenticeship End Point Assessment | People | Dan Quin |
| Apprenticeship Strategic Lead | People | Gavin Ellis |
| Apprenticeship Deputy Lead | People | Ashley Roberts |
| Arson & Deliberate Fires | Prevention | Keith Carruthers |
| Assistive Technology | Prevention | Terry Pinto |
| Audit | Finance | Joanne Coadey |
| Automatic Fire Alarms/Unwanted Fire Signals | Protection | Paul McCourt |
| Automatic Water Suppression Systems/Sprinklers | Protection | Jonathan Dyson |
| British Standards Institution (BSI) | Resources Forum | Nick Coombe, supported by Brett Egan-Briers, Richard Clark, Lynsey McVay |
| Building Safety Programme | Protection | PRU/Nick Coombe |
| Business Continuity | Resource Forum | Steve Lewis |
| Business Engagement & Better Regulation | Protection | Adreena Parkin-Coates |
| Carbon Monoxide | Prevention | Mike Porter |
| Casualty Care | Operations | Simon Todd |
| Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRNE) | Andy Roe / Dan Cartwright (point of contact) | |
| Children & Young People (CYP) | Prevention | Phil Garrigan |
| Children's Education | Prevention | Chris Bigland |
| Clutter and Hoarding | Prevention | Julie Crooks |
| Command & Control / National Command & Control User Group (NCCUG) | Lynsey McVay | |
| Community Health Lead | Prevention | Ged Devereux |
| Community Risk Project | Nikki Richards | |
| Control Advisory Board | Operations | Vacant |
| Co-responding | People | Ian Hayton |
| Cost of Living | Prevention | Victoria Lowry |
| Counter Terrorism | Operations | Andrew Roe |
| Cyber | Data, Digital & Technology | Advertised - Closing date: 15 November 2024 |
| Dementia | Prevention | Rachael Spencer |
| Data, Digital & Technology (DDaT) Committee Chair | Digital, Data and Technology | Jonathan Dyson |
| Data Lead & Data Board Chair | Digital, Data & Technology | To be advertised |
| Digital Technology & Cyber Lead (DTC) & DTC Board Chair | Digital, Data & Technology | Callum Faint |
| Strategic Data Lead | Digital, Data and Technology | Steve Taylor |
| Strategic Digital, Technology & Cyber Lead | Digital, Data and Technology | Gillian Fyfe |
| Driving for Better Business | Prevention | Claire Harris |
| Driving Standards | People | Vacant - to be advertised |
| Drones | Operations | Tim Murrell |
| Early Intervention | Prevention | Chris Kirby |
| Electrical Safety | Prevention | Charlie Pugsley |
| Emergency Response Driver Training | Operations | Rick Ogden |
| Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) | Operations | Ian Taylor |
| Emerging Technology | Prevention | Phil Clark |
| Emollients | Prevention | Chris Bell |
| Regulation & Enforcement | Protection | Brian Harvey / Michelle Purchase |
| Environment & Climate Change | Resources Forum | Ben Brook & Mark Rist |
| Equality & Diversity/Inclusion | People | Jo Richardson |
| Estates Excellence | Protection | Nick Coombe |
| Event Safety | Protection | Mark Cottell |
| Fatal Five/Four Plus | Prevention | Ryan Swindell |
| Fire Cadets | Prevention | Mark Baxter |
| Fire Engineering & Technical Standards | Protection | Richard Clark/Gareth Steele |
| Fire Fighters Charity Strategic Lead | People | Richard Welch |
| Fire Finance | Finance | Mark Hemming |
| Fire Investigation | Protection | Charlie Pugsley |
| Fire Lawyers | Resources Forum | Louise Taylor |
| Fire Safety Intervention | Prevention | Chris Kirby |
| Firefighting Media | Operations | Rob Porter |
| Firefit/Fitness Standards | People | Neil Taylor |
| Fleet & Equipment/TOG | Resources Forum | Glynn Richardson |
| FM Global | Protection | Nick Coombe |
| Future Control Rooms Project | Operations | Vacant |
| Hazmats & Environmental Protection | Operations | Dave Walton |
| Health & Safety | Operations | Craig Parkin |
| Heritage | Protection | VACANT |
| Higher Risk Accomodation | Protection | Chris Callow |
| 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 Chair & Sector Support | Improvement | Sabrina Cohen-Hatton |
| Industrial Relations | People | Gavin Ellis |
| Information Governance | Data, Digital & Technology | Brian Mottershead - To be advertised post October 2024 |
| International including Europe | Improvement | Neil Odin |
| JESIP | Operations | Peter Heath |
| Leadership including Executive Leadership Programme (ELP) | People | Wayne Bowcock |
| Learning Materials | People | To be advertised |
| Local Resilience Forums | Operations | Alex Woodman |
| Maritime Response | Operations | Glenn Bowyer |
| Mental Health | Prevention | Mark Thomas |
| Mental Health & Wellbeing | Health | Ceri Sumner |
| Mobilising Officers Group | Operations | Kelly Whitmore |
| 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 | Jon Smith |
| NFCC Service Implementation | Improvement | Simon Davis |
| NFCC Service Implementation | Improvement | Nick Brennan |
| Nuclear | Operations | Chris Noakes |
| Occupational Health | People | Ian Hayton |
| On-call | People | Gary Ball |
| Operational Communications | Operations | Ben Norman |
| Operational Guidance Forum | Operations | Barry Sands |
| Operational Learning | Operations | Stewart Nicholson |
| Operational Research & Development | Operations | Dave Russel |
| Operational Training | Operations | Gus O'Rourke |
| Pensions | People | Dawn Docx |
| People Programme Executive | People Programme | Rob MacDougall |
| Petroleum, Explosives & Fireworks | Protection | Chris Kemp |
| PPE/Clothing | Operations | Steve Topham & Mark Baxter |
| Primary Authority | Protection | Dean Dixon |
| Prince's Trust | Prevention | Dave Russel |
| Procurement | Resources | Ann Millington |
| Procurement: Clothing | Resources & Improvement | Jim Peddle |
| Procurement: Construction and FM | Resources & Improvement | Ian Pritchard |
| Procurement: Fleet | Resource & Improvement | Melaine Walsh |
| Procurement: ICT | Resources & Improvement | Lesley Troke |
| Procurement: National Collaborative Procurement Coordinator | Resources & Improvement | Luke Malton |
| Procurement: Operational Equipment | Resources & Improvement | Mandy Beasley |
| Procurement: Professional Services | Resources & Improvement | Tracey Stradling |
| Productivity & Efficency | Improvement | Phil Shillito |
| Property/Estates | Resources Forum | Ijaz Bashir & James Belcher |
| Protection Committee Chair | Protection | Gavin Tomlinson / Dave Russel |
| Public Health (NHS) | Health | Ged Devereux |
| Recovery Advisory Group | Operations | Gary Fleming |
| Research & Development | Resources Forum | Jon Anderson |
| Research & Development | Resources Forum | Phil Clark |
| Resources Forum Chair | Resources Forum | Jon Anderson |
| Resources Forum | Improvement | Jon Anderson |
| 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 |
| Road Safety Data and Evaluation | Prevention | Scott Moultrie |
| Safe Working at Height | Operations | Alex Tilley |
| Safeguarding | Prevention | Donna Bentley MBE |
| Safeguarding Children & Young People | Prevention | Kevin Johnson |
| Safety Critical Information | Operations | Chris Davies |
| Scientific Support Cell | Operations | Peter Heath |
| Smoke Detection | Prevention | Vacant |
| Smoking, Tobacco and Vaping | Prevention | Sarah Hardman |
| Strategic International | Neil Odin (Richard Abbott & Matt Suttcliffe as support) | |
| Structural Timber | Protection | Lynsey Seal |
| Suicide Prevention | Prevention | Lauren Merritt |
| Technical Response | Operations | Mick Osborne |
| Transportation - Aviation | Operations | Jon Lacey |
| Transportation - Rail (including tunnels and underground structures) | Operations | Gerald Taylor |
| Transportation - Road | Operations | Dan Quin |
| Trauma-informed Practice | Prevention | Vacant |
| UK Research Organisation (UKRO) | Operations | Neil Odin |
| Unwanted Fire Signals | Steve Norman / Per Middleton / Jon Henderson | |
| Urban Search & Rescue/International Search & Rescue (USAR/ISAR) | Operations | Nick Searle/Paul Murphy |
| Volunteers | Prevention | Wendy Richings |
| Waste & Recycling Management | Operations | Rob Barber |
| Water Rescue | Operations | Bryn Coleman |
| Water Safety | Prevention | Dawn Whittaker |
| Wildfire | Operations | Jon Charters/Jim McNeil |
| Work Related Death Protocol | Protection | Andy Jack |
| Working Patterns (including Retained Duty System) | People | Steve Healey |
| Young Drivers | Prevention | Annabelle Priest |