Jonathan became Chief Fire Officer for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in July 2022. He started his career in South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, where he undertook critical roles as Head of Training and Head of Service Delivery.

He joined North Yorkshire in 2020 as Director of Assurance, leading and delivering organisational change, was appointed Interim Deputy Chief Fire Officer in 2021, before being appointed Chief Fire Officer the following year.

Mat was appointed Deputy Chief Fire Officer (DCFO) of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in September 2022 having been interim DCFO since June 2022.

Prior to that Mat was responsible for Service Assurance and Improvement in West Yorkshire as an Area Manager. He joined the Fire and Rescue Service in 2003 after several years playing professional rugby in England, Ireland and Australia.

He has also served in and South Yorkshire and National Resilience as a Command and Control advisor, involved in the response to a number of major incidents, including east coast flooding and the Salisbury Novichock attacks.

Damian started his fire service career in South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2000. During his career he has worked within operational support, writing policies and as an instructor and senior instructor within training.

Prior to joining North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2023, he spent over three years as Chief of Staff within His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).

Tom joined the fire & rescue service in 2002. In the early days of his career, he worked in both Service Delivery and Training. Some memorable moments for him include being the initial Incident Commander at Fishlake floods also commanding one of the country’s largest moorland fires at Hatfield Moor. This is where he first met crews from North Yorkshire and it was their helpful nature and positivity that led him to apply for the Group Manager Role in North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.  He joined North Yorkshire in August 2020 where he has been lucky enough to work in Service Delivery, Prevention & Protection and Response & Resilience.

He is very proud to work for North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service and is looking forward to working collectively to make the Service a great place to work that meets the ever changing community needs of North Yorkshire.

Ben spent the first 10 years of his fire service career with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

In 2017 He was seconded to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) where he had the opportunity to inspect 19 Fire and Rescue Services. Following his secondment, he joined Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2019 before joining North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service as an Area Manager in 2023.

Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Lisa read Business and Management at Hull University, graduating in 2002 with a 1st class honours degree. Joining the Ministry of Defence in 2003, Lisa began her career as a Commercial Officer responsible for various large-scale Defence procurement contracts. Diversifying her career, Lisa carried out tours in finance, programme and project management and as a Chief of Staff for the MOD’s logistics and support function which included outsourcing a proportion of the organisation.

A policy professional since 2008, Lisa specialised in operational policy, in particular in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Counter Terrorism and Counter Piracy. She has deployed to Afghanistan on a number of occasions, including to Helmand in 2010 and Kabul in 2014 where she provided policy advice to senior NATO military personnel as well as Afghan Ministers and Officials. In 2017, she deployed alongside the global coalition responsible for defeating Daesh in Iraq and Syria for which she was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service for her work facilitating humanitarian assistance into Syria.

Lisa became a Senior Civil Servant in 2017 and was appointed as Head of Policy & Strategy for the Levant, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall. She completed a year’s academic study at the prestigious Royal College of Defence Studies in 19/20 including completing a Masters in Public Policy at the London School of Economics, graduating with distinction.

Following this, Lisa was tasked with devising the plan for rolling out the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for the Ministry of Defence, including holding to account the senior leadership across Defence for their delivery of the strategy. Promoted to Director in 2021, Lisa created and led the Directorate responsible for relocating and resettling Afghans to the UK, working across government departments, with local authorities, Ministers and the international community to ensure the safe and secure evacuation of those Afghans and their dependents who supported the UK in Afghanistan over two decades, a humbling role she was proud to hold.

Passionate about supporting women into leadership roles, Lisa also coaches and mentors those from a lower socio-economic background into a career of public service. As a Diversity & Inclusion advocate, ensuring everyone can bring their whole self to work is of particular importance to her.

Lisa is thrilled to take up the role of Assistant Chief Officer for North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service as part of enableNY, is excited about the challenges ahead and also working with such a diverse and skilled team.