Our People

- Senior management team -

Emily Hilling

Head of Communication and Marketing

Emily Hilling is Head of Communications and Marketing, leading the Service’s communications, marketing, brand and engagement activity. She provides strategic direction across internal and external communications, helping strengthen public trust, support organisational priorities and drive cultural change through insight-led engagement and storytelling.

Emily has over a decade of experience in marketing, communications and brand strategy across public sector, retail and consumer sectors. Since joining the Service in 2021, she has led a major rebrand and digital transformation programme, significantly increasing audience engagement and helping position communications as a key driver of organisational improvement. 

She has a particular interest in organisational culture, inclusive engagement and creating meaningful communications that connect with people and communities. Emily is currently studying for an MSc in Executive Leadership and Marketing at Cranfield University.

Meet the rest of the team

Senior management team

Louise Harrison

Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive

Simon Tuffley

Deputy Chief Fire Officer

Douglas Buchanan

Assistant Chief Fire Officer

Mark Hemming

Director of Finance and Assets

Graham Britten

Director of Legal and Governance

Ronnie​​​​ Davidson

Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development

Paul Scanes

Head of Response and Resilience

Adam Burch

Head of Prevention and Protection

Anne-Marie Carter

Head of Technology, Transformation and PMO

Asif Hussain

Deputy Director of Finance and Assets

Katie Nellist

Democratic Services Officer

Anna Collett

Head of People Services