National Fire Chiefs Council
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The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is a representative body made up of the chief fire officers of the fire services in the United Kingdom. It replaced the Fire and Rescue Service Council and is part of the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA), a charity and limited company. The chair of the NFCC is Mark Hardingham.
Structure[]
The NFCC is a committee of the Chief Fire Officers Association, which remains the legal entity behind the NFCC.[1] The council meets quarterly and is led by the NFCC chair. Each fire and rescue service is represented on the council, either through their chief fire officer or a nominated deputy, and each service has one vote. Other people may attend meetings as observers. [2]
Committees[]
The NFCC operates various Committees:[2]
- COVID Committee (Phil Garrigan, Merseyside)
- Finance (John Buckley – Nottinghamshire)
- Operations (Chris Lowther – Tyne & Wear)
- Prevention (Neil Odin - Hampshire)
- Protection and business safety (Gavin Tomlinson – Derbyshire)
- Sector resource and improvement (Chris Strickland – Cambridge)
- Workforce (Ann Millington – Kent)
Funding[]
The CFOA funds the NFCC through subscriptions, known as "professional partnership fees", payable by the fire and rescue services of the United Kingdom. These are calculated on using a formula based on the size of community each fire and rescue covers.[3]
Chair[]
The NFCC is led by a full-time chair, Mark Hardingham.[4] Hardingham is the second Chair of the NFCC, and was previously chief fire officer of Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service.[5] The chair's annual salary is paid a salary and allowance for vehicle costs, and other travel and subsistence payments.[4] The Chair's performance is managed by a performance Ccmmittee, which holds them to account for the delivery of NFCC's annual plan. The committee comprises four members of the NFCC, and an independent member.[2]
The chair is supported by a chief operating officer (COO), seconded from a fire and rescue service. The COO oversees the day-to-day management of the organisation and oversees the governance arrangements for the NFCC and the CFOA Board of Trustees. Various fire and rescue services provide services in support of the NFCC: support services by West Midlands Fire Service, a Central Programme Office by London Fire Brigade and National Resilience management by Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.[4] Two unpaid Vice Chairs support and advise the Chair.[2]
Work[]
The NFCC describes itself as "the professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service", and is responsible for improvement and development of the fire and rescue services of the United Kingdom.[2] The aims of the NFCC are to:[2]
- Strengthen the professional/operational leadership of the Fire and Rescue Service
- Improve national co-ordination
- Reduce duplication; increase efficiency
- Support local service delivery
- Provide increased influence for Fire and Rescue Authorities and their services
References[]
- ^ "CFOA". www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "About the National Fire Chiefs Council". www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Operating Principles and Arrangements" (PDF). www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Details and facts on the NFCC Chair". www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Chair's biography". www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
External links[]
- Fire and rescue in the United Kingdom
- Firefighters associations
- 2015 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Organizations established in 2015
- Professional associations based in the United Kingdom