Management Board

Chief Fire Officer - Simon Pilling, MA MSc DMS GIFireE

Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive

CFO Pilling has overall responsibility for delivery of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and its mission to reduce death, injury and property loss due to fire and other emergencies.

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Deputy Chief Fire Officer - Steve Beckley

Director of Operations

DCFO Beckley is responsible for all the county's front-line fire stations and the central Mobilising and communications Centre. The directorate has two principal areas of responsibility:

  • preparing emergency plans and ensuring that the brigade addresses all forseeable operational risks;
  • making sure that the stations have the resources and equipment to work efficiently, safely an effectively.

 

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Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Craig McIntosh, MA(Dist) DMS MIFireE

Director of Fire Safety


ACO McIntosh is responsible for delivery of all Fire Safety Services, including Legislative and Enforcement matters and the Community Fire Safety Programme.

District fire safety offices are located in Leeds and Bradford which deal with all matters relating to fire safety in the workplace.  The Community Fire Safety department is located at Bradford with risk reduction teams working in areas across the County.

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Assistant Chief Fire Officer Martyn Redfearn, CEng, BEng (Hons), FIFireE

Director of Human Resources

ACO Redfearn is responsible for the development and delivery of all personnel development and management issues and oversees:

  • Training and Development, including the Training Centre

  • Employment Services Team

  • Equality and Diversity Department

  • Occupational Health & Safety Unit

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Mr Michael G Barnes, Solicitor

Director of Corporate Resources

Mr. Barnes is the Solicitor to the Authority and also holds several statutory offices at Monitoring Officer, Proper Officer and Clerk to the Authority.  In addition to personal responsibility for corporate governance ethics and legal affairs he has the following Corporate Management supervisory responsibilities:

  • Corporate Support

  • Administrative Support

  • Property Management

  • Information Management

  • Information Technology

  • Vehicle Management

  • Procurement and Supplies Management

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Mr Geoff Maren, CPFA

Chief Finance Officer

Mr Maren is the Statutory Finance Officer responsible for the administration of the financial affairs of the Authority as required under the Local Government Act 1985.

Services provided by the finance Department include:

  • Accounting and Budgeting

  • Payroll

  • Payment of Creditors

  • Collection of Income

  • Treasury Management

  • Insurance

  • Internal Audit

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