Kevin Pearson - Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive

Kevin Pearson

Kevin Pearson was appointed Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive of Avon Fire & Rescue Service in 2001.

Kevin began his career as a firefighter with Cleveland Fire Brigade in 1980 and also worked for Oxfordshire Fire Service before joining AF&RS in 1994. Having risen quickly through the service, Kevin became one of the youngest CFOs/CEs in the country after taking on this lead role.

Since then he has provided leadership through some difficult and turbulent times for the fire and rescue service. Throughout an unprecedented period of change, Kevin has striven to ensure AF&RS has remained at the forefront of modernisation and has been responsible for instigating many major improvements to the service at local level.

As well as this, CFO/CE Pearson has held a range of posts at regional and national level.  He currently sits on the Chief Fire Officers' Association's Road Safety Executive, their Equality and Diversity Champions Network and the Government's National Strategic Advisory Team.

Kevin is a member of the Chief Fire Officers' Association, the Institute of Fire Engineers, the City and Guilds of London Institute, and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives. He is also a Trustee of the Fleur Lombard Bursary Fund, the Gambia and Avon Fire Service in Partnership, and is an active supporter of The Fire Fighters Charity.

Kevin has a Masters Degree in Management.

Kevin lives near Weston-super-Mare with his wife and two sons. His outside interests include a now passive passion for sport, and an active involvement as a mid-handicap golfer.

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