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Fire Authority

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

Our Fire Authority

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 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.

Observe decisions on policy, finances and resources

Fire authority meetings

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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 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)

Publications

Key documents

Fire Authority Meeting – 11 December 2024

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Fire Authority Meetings 2022

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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

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