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 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.

Escape Routes
Escape Routes
If there was a fire would you and your family know how to get out? The best way out of your home is the way you regularly come in, but make sure you have other escape routes in case it is blocked. Make sure escape routes are clear of obstacles.