Organisation and Management

Below is information about Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service executive officers and their areas of responsibility.

SFRS Organisation and Management structure

Chief Fire Officer

Chief Fire Officer
Simon Hardiman

Principal responsibilities:

  • Overall Responsibility for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
  • Finance
  • Strategy

The Officers Group, headed by the Chief Fire Officer, comprises of three teams that collectively provide a core support function to Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority. The department is responsible for ensuring that Members of the Fire Authority are able to deliver upon their commitments and principles of effective Corporate Governance as defined within their Code of Corporate Governance which is updated annually.

Corporate Services

Head of Resources
Andrew Kelcey

Responsibilities:

  • Asset Management
  • Environment
  • Procurement
  • Workshops
Head of Finance
Joanne Coadey

Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Financial Planning
  • Budget Management
  • Payroll Administration
  • Financial Services
Head of HR and Administration
Germaine Worker

Responsibilities:

  • Case Management
  • Equality & Diversity
  • Organisational Development
  • Recruitment, Selection and Promotion
  • Occupational Health
  • Pay & Pensions Contract
  • Workforce Planning
  • Admin and Executive Support
  • Democratic and Legal Services
  • Insurance

Area Managers

Head of Operations and Risk
Russ Hales
Head of Prevention, Protection and Response
Marc Millward
Head of Transformation and Collaboration
Janette Morris

Assistant Chief Fire Officer

Assistant Chief Fire Officer
Adam Matthews

Responsibilities:

  • Human Resources
  • ICT
  • Planning, Risk and Performance
  • Communications
  • Transformation and Collaboration
Assistant Chief Fire Officer
Guy Williams

Responsibilities:

  • Area Command
  • Operations and Mobilising
  • Training
  • Prevention
  • Health, Safety and Welfare

Senior employee budgetary responsibilities

Senior employee Total budget (inc staff salary costs) £'000
Chief Fire Officer 4,291
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Budget is devolved to the Area Managers for Fire Prevention, Area Command and Response
Assistant Chief Fire Officer 2,473
Area Manager (Prevention, Protection and Response) 10,269
Area Manager (Operations and Risk) 2,118