Our Service Management Board

The AF&RS Service Management Board (SMB) is responsible for the strategic decisions and operations of AF&RS. It has to ensure AF&RS provide efficient, effective and economic prevention, protection and response services for the public and businesses within its four unitary authorities.
The Board work on behalf of Elected Fire Authority members and meet every week.

The SMB consists of the Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Kevin Pearson, Deputy Chief Fire Officer Jerry O'Brien, the directors of Finance & Asset Management (James Dack), HR & People Development (Maggie Harte) and Service Improvement (Lorraine Abrahams), the Assistant Chief Fire Officer with responsibility for Operational Response, John Dando and the Assistant Chief Fire Officer with responsibility for Risk Reduction, Dave Salmon.

Kevin Pearson Jerry O'Brien Lorraine Abrahams Dave Salmon
Kevin Pearson Jerry O'Brien Lorraine Abrahams Dave Salmon
John Dando Maggie Harte James Dack

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Dando

Maggie Harte James Dack

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Incidents

Firefighters help RTC victim
02/10/2008 00:40

Man rescued from flat fire
01/10/2008 21:53

Man suffers burns in fire
29/09/2008 18:55

Impaled man freed by crews
28/09/2008 17:56

Bath blaze - latest
23/09/2008 16:56
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