Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves the area covered by Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes City Council. To oversee the service, these two councils appoint members to the Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority. The number of members appointed from each council is proportionate to the number of local government electors in each area.
Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority is responsible for making decisions on policy, finance, and resources. The Authority’s main responsibilities include approving:
Lead Members of the Fire Authority
Some members have a special responsibility on the Fire Authority.
Cllr Simon Rouse, Chairman and Lead Member for Service Delivery, Protection and Collaboration
Cllr Keith McLean, Vice Chairman and Lead Member for Health and Safety and Corporate Risk.
Cllr Matthew Walsh, Lead Member for Finance and Assets, Information Security, IT.
Cllr Gary Hall, Lead Member for People, Equality and Diversity and Assurance.
Fire Authority members.
(Click on the name of the Fire Authority member for more information).
Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority meets no fewer than four times a year, with an annual meeting in June. During this meeting, the Chairman is elected, the Vice-Chairman is appointed, and committee membership is agreed. The Fire Authority governance structure includes an Executive committee and the Overview and Audit committee.
Agendas and Papers for upcoming meetings can be found in Publications section of the website. Agendas are then archived along with the meetings’ minutes which can also be found in this section. They contain the decisions made during each meeting.
Upcoming Fire Authority Meetings 2024/2025:
Fire Authority
Wednesday 12 February 2025 (11am)
Wednesday 11 June 2025 (AM) (11am)
Executive Committee
Wednesday 5 February 2025 (10am)
Wednesday 19 March 2025 (10am)
Overview and Audit Committee
Wednesday 12 March 2025 (10am)
