In this conversation I chat with Dan about his report and opinions on firefighting and firefighter training in Wales and in the UK overall. We cover history, techniques, methods, culture and more.
Dan's report:
Dan Stephens
Dan is a highly experienced and operationally competent Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Officer.
He is currently serving as Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor and Inspector to Welsh Government.
Prior to that he was the Chief Officer/Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade having previously served for 7 years as the Chief Fire Officer of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.
Dan led Merseyside through 7 years of the most significant challenges in the history of the organisation maintaining excellent levels of performance throughout.
He has extensive operational leadership experience around critical incident decision making having been the Fire and Rescue Service Incident Commander at a number of major incidents.
He was also the Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Coordination Committee, the strategic lead officer for National Resilience and capability lead officer for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and the UK International Search and Rescue Team (UK ISAR).
Dan was awarded the Queens Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the Queens New Year’s Honours List 2015 for service to the Fire and Rescue Service.
Prior to joining the FRS Dan was a soldier in the Third Battalion, The Parachute Regiment from which he was discharged with an Exemplary Service Record.
This is the truth, or maybe not.
This conversation might not always be accurate. I am no guru and sometimes simple mistakes are made, especially if English isn’t a person’s first language. It’s just our chat – nothing more or less. Have fun!
