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 chairs the Chief
Fire Officers Association's Road Safety Executive; is a member of
the Equality and Diversity Champions Network; and the Government's
National Strategic Advisory Team, working to the Chief Fire and
Rescue Adviser.
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
Firefighters Charity.
Kevin has a Masters Degree in Management.