Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade
The Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade is the head of the London Fire Brigade. Andy Roe has held the role since January, 2020.[1]
Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade | |
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London Fire Brigade | |
Seat | Union Street, SE1 |
Appointer | The Monarch |
The rank is usually referred to as the London Fire Brigade Commissioner, the LFB Commissioner or simply just "Commissioner".
Current Commmissioner
Since January 2020, Andy Roe has held the role of Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, previously serving as Deputy Commissioner.
Before joining the London Fire Brigade in 2002 as a firefighter,[2] he served as an officer in British Army.[3]
Andy Roe was also operational commander during the Grenfell Tower Fire, he revoked the controversial 'stay put' policy set by the ex- LFB Commissioner Dany Cotton.[4]
List of London Fire Brigade commissioners
# | From | To | Military rank (if applicable) | Name | Post Nominals | Notes |
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1 | 1833 | 1861 | James Braidwood | |||
2 | 1861 | 1891 | Captain | Eyre Massey Shaw | KCB | First director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (the brigade which was eventually to become the London Fire Brigade |
3 | 1891 | 1896 | James Sexton Simmonds | |||
4 | 1896 | 1903 | Captain | Lionel de Latour Wells | ||
5 | 1903 | 1909 | Rear Admiral | James de Courcy Hamilton | ||
6 | 1909 | 1918 | Lieutenant Commander | Sir Sampson Slade | ||
7 | 1918 | 1933 | Arthur Reginald Dyer | KPM | ||
8 | 1933 | 1938 | Major | Cyril Morris | MC | Only LFB Commissioner to have been awarded the Military Cross |
9 | 1938 | 1941 | Commander | Sir Aylmer Firebrace | CBE | |
10 | 1948 | 1962 | Sir Frederick Delve | CBE | First Commissioner after the end of Fire Brigade Nationalization | |
11 | 1962 | 1970 | Leslie Leete | CBE | ||
12 | 1970 | 1976 | Joseph Milner | CBE, QFSM | Director of the Hong Kong Fire Services from 1961-1970 before his appointment to the London Fire Brigade | |
13 | 1976 | 1980 | Peter Darby | |||
13 | 1980 | 1987 | Ronald Bullers | |||
14 | 1987 | 1991 | Gerald Clarkson | |||
15 | 1991 | 2003 | Brian Robinson | CBE | ||
16 | 2003 | 2007 | Sir Ken Knight | CBE, QFSM, DL | ||
17 | 2007 | 2016 | Ron Dobson | CBE, QFSM, FIFireE | ||
18 | 2016 | 2019 | Dany Cotton | QFSM | Retired earlier than planned due to inaction on Grenfell Tower | |
19 | 2019 | Present | Lieutenant | Andy Roe |
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References
- "New fire chief appointed after Grenfell row". 10 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Mayor appoints new London Fire Commissioner". London City Hall. 10 December 2019.
- at 2:28pm, 11 December 2019. "Former Army Officer Becomes New London Fire Chief". Forces Network.
- "Grenfell firefighter who revoked 'stay put' policy made LFB chief". the Guardian. 10 December 2019.
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