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 |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Development Pathways (previously Direct Entry) | People, Culture and Leadership | Rob Barber |
| ACER Chair | TBC | Dr Rowena Hill |
| ACER Vice Chair including Organisational Learning | TBC | Stewart Nicholson |
| Airwave Security & Firelink | Operations | Matt Cane |
| Alternative Fuels & Energy Systems | Operations | Matt Deadman |
| Animal Rescue | Operations | Steve Buchanan-Lee |
| Apprenticeship Deputy | People, Culture and Leadership | Ashley Roberts |
| Apprenticeship Strategic Lead including End Point Assessment | People, Culture and Leadership | Gavin Ellis |
| Arson & Anti-Social Behaviour | Prevention | Keith Carruthers |
| Artificial Intelligence | Data, Digital & Technology | Dr Francis Long |
| Assistive Technology | Prevention | Terry Pinto |
| Automatic Fire Alarms/Unwanted Fire Signals | Protection | Steve Norman |
| Automatic Water Suppression Systems/Sprinklers | Protection | Richard Clark |
| British Standards Institution (BSI) | Protection | Nick Coombe, supported by Brett Egan-Briers, Richard Clark, Lynsey McVay |
| Building Safety Programme | Protection | NFCC PPRU team |
| Business Continuity & Resilience | Operations | Steve Lewis |
| Business Engagement & Better Regulation | Protection | Adreena Parkin-Coates (interim) |
| 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 / Chris Noakes (Point of Contact) |
| Children and Young People | Prevention | Mark Baxter |
| Children's Education | Prevention | Mark Thomas (interim) |
| Clutter and Hoarding | Prevention | Gail Muirhead |
| Command & Control / National Command & Control User Group (NCCUG) | Operations | Lynsey McVay |
| Co-responding | TBC | TBC |
| Community Health | Prevention | Ged Devereux |
| Community Risk Project | TBC | Nikki Richards |
| Competency of Protection & Business | Protection | Adreena Parkin-Coates / Ian Leigh |
| Counter Terrorism | Operations | Andrew Roe |
| Cyber | Data, Digital & Technology | Tom Luxon |
| 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 |
| Domestic Detection | Prevention | Claire Monk |
| Driver Training Advisory Group (DTAG) | Operations | Kevin Dell |
| Driving for Better Business | Prevention | Claire Harris |
| Driving Standards | TBC | TBC |
| Drones | Operations | Tim Murrell |
| Early Intervention | Prevention | Jon Anderson |
| Electrical Safety | Prevention | Advert to close: Wednesday 6 August 2025, midday |
| Emergency Response Driver Training | Operations | Chris Else |
| Emergency Preparedness & Resilience | Operations | Steve Lewis |
| Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) | Operations | Matt Cane |
| Emerging Technology | Prevention | TBC |
| Emollients | Prevention | Chris Bell |
| Environment & Climate Change | Improvement | Ben Brook & Mark Rist |
| Equality & Diversity/Inclusion & Culture Board | People, Culture and Leadership | Jo Richardson |
| Estates Excellence (Trade) | Protection | Nick Coombe |
| 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, Culture and Leadership | Richard Welch |
| Fire Finance | Finance | James Cunningham |
| Fire Investigation | Protection | Advert closes: 6 August 2025, midday |
| Fire Lawyers | Finance | Louise Taylor |
| Fire Safety Intervention | Prevention | Chris Kirby |
| Firefighting Media | Operations | Mark Gosling |
| Firefit/Fitness Standards | People, Culture and Leadership | 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 |
| Health & Wellbeing | People, Culture and Leadership | Ceri Sumner |
| HMICFRS / Inspection Outcomes | Improvement | Mark Havell |
| Home Safety | Prevention | Jon Quinn |
| Housing - Home Safety Visits | Prevention | Mark Thomas |
| HR Policies | People, Culture and Leadership | Colette Black |
| ICT Managers Lead | Data, Digital & Technology | Julian Martin |
| Improvement Committee Chair | Improvement | Sabrina Cohen-Hatton |
| Industrial Relations | People, Culture and Leadership | Gavin Ellis |
| Information Governance | Data, Digital & Technology | Sarah Bailey |
| International Affairs | Improvement | Neil Odin |
| JESIP | Operations | Peter Heath |
| Kings Trust | Prevention | Steve McCormick |
| Leadership Development [including the Executive Leadership Programme (ELP)] | People, Culture and Leadership | Wayne Bowcock |
| Local Resilience Forums | Operations | Alex Woodman |
| Manchester Arena Inquiry (MAI) | Operations | Peter Heath |
| Maritime Response | Operations | Glenn Bowyer |
| Mental Health Board Chair | Prevention | Mark Thomas |
| 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 | Clare Taylor |
| National Coordination and Advisory Framework (NCAF) | Operations | Lynsey McVay |
| National Resilience | Operations | Nick Searle |
| National Resilience: Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosives (CBRN(E)) | Operations | Andrew Roe |
| National Resilience: Command & Control | Operations | John Roberts |
| National Resilience: Flood Rescue | Operations | Daniel Harnes |
| 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 & Radiation | Operations | Chris Noakes |
| On-call | Operations | Steve Healey |
| Operations Committee Chair | Operations | John Roberts |
| Operational Communications | Operations | Callum Faint |
| Operational Guidance Forum | Operations | Barry Sands |
| Operational Learning | Operations | Stewart Nicholson |
| Operational Infrastructure & Transportation | Operations | Matt Deadman |
| Operational Research & Development | Operations | Dave Russel |
| Operational Training | Operations | Dave Russel |
| Pensions | People, Culture and Leadership | Dawn Docx |
| People, Culture & Leadership Committee Chair | People, Culture and Leadership | Rob MacDougall |
| People, Culture & Leadership Committee Vice Chair | People, Culture and Leadership | Wayne Bowcock |
| Petroleum, Explosives & Fireworks | Protection | Chris Kemp |
| PPE / Clothing | Operations | Steve Topham & Mark Baxter |
| Prevention Committee Chair | Prevention | Chris Kirby |
| Primary Authority | Protection | Dean Dixon |
| Procurement: National Collaborative Procurement Coordinator | Resources & Improvement | Luke Malton |
| Productivity & Efficency | Improvement | Phil Shillito |
| Property/Estates | Finance | Ijaz Bashir & Paul Brooks |
| Protection Committee Chair | Protection | Dave Russel |
| Public Health (NHS) | Prevention | Ged Devereux |
| Recovery Advisory Group | Operations | Gary Fleming |
| Regulation & Enforcement | Protection | Brian Harvey |
| Research & Development | Improvement | 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 |
| Scientific Support Cell | Operations | Peter Heath |
| Smoking, Tobacco and Vaping | Prevention | Advert closes: Wednesday 6 August 2025, midday |
| Strategic Data Lead | Data, Digital & Technology | Steve Taylor |
| Strategic Digital, Technology & Cyber | Data, Digital & Technology | Gillian Fyfe |
| Staywise | Prevention | Mark Thomas |
| 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 National Resilience | Operations | Dave Mottram |
| International Search & Rescue (ISAR) | Operations | Nick Searle |
| Violence against Women & Girls | People, Culture and Leadership | Rick Hylton & Nikki Watson |
| Volunteers | Prevention | Wendy Richings |
| Waste & Recycling Management | Operations | Advert closes: Wednesday 6 August 2025, midday |
| Water Rescue | Operations | Bryn Coleman |
| Water Safety | Prevention | Chris Kirby |
| Wildfire | Operations | Jon Charters |
| Working Patterns (including Retained Duty System) | People, Culture and Leadership | Steve Healey |
| Young Drivers | Prevention | Annabelle Priest |