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In our commitment to transparency we provide information about the top three tiers of our organisational structure and a headcount of staff, broken down by department and contract type.
Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive: Simon Shilton
Director of Service Delivery Support: Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Richard Welch
Director of Service Delivery: Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Luke Gazzard
Service Improvement: Temporary Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Paula Lyons
Director or Corporate Services: Position vacant
Area Manager – Prevention & Protection
Area Manager – Response
Area Manager – Service Delivery Support
Deputy Director of Corporate Services
| Contract type | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Control | 44 |
| On-Call Permanent | 131 |
| Corporate Permanent | 190 |
| Corporate Temporary/Fixed Term Contract | 23 |
| Wholetime | 430 |
| Flexi Officer* | 40 |
| Total | 858 |
*The Flexi Officer Establishment includes 4 posts for Senior Management
| Department | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Corporate Services | 50 |
| Finance Team | 8 |
| Fire Authority | 1 |
| Principle Offices | 3 |
| Service Delivery | 638 |
| Service Delivery Support | 143 |
| Service Improvement | 9 |
| Service Leadership Board | 6 |
| Total | 858 |
Headcount – counts each employee who has a contract with us only once, irrespective of whether they are full or part time, or have more than one contract (i.e. secondary On-Call contract). There are 80 members of staff with an On Call Secondary Contract