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 Llew Monger, Chairman and Lead Member for Service Delivery, Protection and Collaboration
Cllr Robin Stuchbury, Lead Member for Health and Safety and Corporate Risk.
Cllr Niknam Hussain, Lead Member for Finance and Assets, Information Security, IT.
Cllr Moriah Priestley, Lead Member for People, Equality and Diversity and Assurance.
Fire Authority members.
(Click on the name of the Fire Authority member for more information).
Cllr Tracey Bailey Vice-Chairman
Cllr Llew Monger Chairman
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 2025/2026:
Fire Authority
Wednesday 8 October 2025 (2pm – The Oculus, Buckinghamshire Council)
Wednesday 10 December 2025 (2pm – The Oculus, Buckinghamshire Council)
Wednesday 11 February 2026 (11am – Paralympic Room, Buckinghamshire Council)
Wednesday 10 June 2026 (AM) (11am– Paralympic Room, Buckinghamshire Council)
Executive Committee
Wednesday 9 July 2025 (10am– Meeting Room 1, BFRS Headquarters)
Wednesday 10 September 2025 (10am – Meeting Room 1, BFRS Headquarters)
Wednesday 12 November 2025 (10am – Meeting Room 1, BFRS Headquarters)
Wednesday 4 February 2026 (10am – Meeting Room 1, BFRS Headquarters)
Wednesday 18 March 2026 (10am – Meeting Room 1, BFRS Headquarters)
Overview and Audit Committee
Wednesday 16 July 2025 (10am – The Oculus, Buckinghamshire Council)
Wednesday 5 November 2025 (2pm – Paralympic Room, Buckinghamshire Council)
Wednesday 11 March 2026 (10am – Paralympic Room, Buckinghamshire Council)
