Jonathan began his firefighting career with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in 1999 and joined North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2020 as Director of Assurance, where he led organisational change. After serving as Interim Deputy Chief Fire Officer in 2021, he was appointed Chief Fire Officer in 2022. In addition to leading the Service, Jonathan chairs the National Fire Chiefs Council Digital, Data, and Technology Committee and co-chairs the Fire Central and Local Government Information Partnership.

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.

Lisa was appointed Assistant Chief Officer in June 2023 and is responsible for the support services (ICT, Finance, Payroll and Procurement, People Services, Estates and Transport & Logistics) for both North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue. Lisa is also the senior member of Staff for both organisations.

Born in Scarborough, 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 roles in finance, programme and project management, as a Chief of Staff for the MOD’s global logistics and support function and Private Secretary to the Chief Operating Officer.

A policy professional since 2008, Lisa specialised in operational policy and has deployed overseas to work alongside the military on a number of occasions including on operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Lisa has worked at the tactical and operational levels, as well as strategically in Whitehall working with Ministers and No.10, as well as internationally for NATO. In 2017, 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 Middle East, Levant and North Africa at the Ministry of Defence. She completed a year’s academic and leadership study at the prestigious Royal College of Defence Studies in 19/20 and also finished her Masters in Public Policy at the London School of Economics, graduating with distinction. During Covid, Lisa was parachuted into the Department of Health and Social Care to takeover the delivery of the antibody and testing programme. During this time, she led the team who challenged current regulation on vaccine development by conducting concurrent, rather than sequential clinical trials. This proof of concept let the UK to become the first western nation to develop a Covid vaccine, something Lisa was personally commended for by the Prime Minister.

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 also holds a Masters in Procurement, has completed both the Future Leaders Scheme and Senior Leaders Scheme for high potential Civil Servants in government and holds the Certificate in Company Directorship from the Institute of Directors.

Lisa is married to Peter and they have a two-year-old son who keeps them both on their toes. They enjoy spending time outdoors in the great Yorkshire Dales.

This role is temporarily being filled by Amanda Wilkinson

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