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Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

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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:

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Fire authority members

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Lead Members of the Fire Authority 

Some members have a special responsibility on the Fire Authority.  

Cllr Simon Rouse, Chairman and Lead Member 

Service Delivery, Protection and Collaboration 

Cllr Keith McLean, Vice Chairman. 

Cllr Shade Adoh, People, Equality and Diversity and Assurance Councillor Shade Adoh 

Cllr Matthew Walsh, Finance and Assets, Information Security, IT. 

Cllr Gary Hall, Health and Safety and Corporate Risk. 

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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 2023/2024:

Fire Authority
Wednesday 12 June 2024 (AM) (11am)

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Fire Authority Meetings 2022

Authority Article, Fire Authority, Meetings

Executive Committee Meetings 2022

Authority Article, Fire Authority, Meetings

Overview and Audit Committee 2022

Authority Article, Fire Authority, Meetings

Executive Committee – 8 February 2024

Authority Article, Fire Authority, Meetings

Fire Authority Meeting – 14 February 2024

Authority Article, Fire Authority, Meetings

Overview and Audit Committee – 13 March 2024

Authority Article, Fire Authority, Meetings

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