Meet the team – Fire
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Fire and Rescue Authority Statutory Officers
Jon Foster – Head of Paid Service
Jon Foster
Interim Chief Fire Officer
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Senior Information Risk Owner – Jonathan Dyson
Jonathan Dyson
Interim Deputy Chief Fire Officer
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Simon Dennis – Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer
Simon Dennis
Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer
The Chief Executive works with the Commissioner, the Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer, the Chief Finance Officers and other senior managers to ensure delivery of the Commissioner’s vision, strategy and priorities and ensures rigorous scrutiny of operational activities. Further details about Simon Dennis.
Michael Porter – Chief Finance Officer
Michael fulfils the Chief Finance Officer and Section 151 Officer role on a part-time basis, being also Cleveland PCC’s Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Further details about Michael Porter.
Organisation structure
Accessible Organisation Structure
- North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority
- Interim Chief Fire Officer Jon Foster
- Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Director of Service Delivery, Jonathan Dyson (Temporary)
- Group Manager – Craven and Harrogate District
- Group Manager – Hambleton and Richmondshire District
- Group Manager – Scarborough and Ryedale District
- Group Manager – York and Selby District
- Area Manager Director of Assurance Andy Blades
- Group Manager – Operational Assurance
- Group Manager – Operational Training
- Area Manager Director of Transformation Phil Whild
- Group Manager Transformation
- Area Manager Director of Capabilities Dave Winspear
- Group Manager – Prevention and Protection
- Group Manager – Response and Resilience
- Managing Director of enable Ray Ward
Fire and Rescue Authority team makeup
- Of the XX staff currently in post, XX are women, XX are men.
- XX are from an ethnic minority.
- XX has a registered disability.
Updated 15 December 2021