Our People

- Senior management team -

Paul Scanes

Head of Response & Resilience

Paul serves as one of our Area Commanders and our Head of Response and Resilience.

He joined our service in April 1989 as an On-Call firefighter and brings over three decades of extensive experience across a wide range of areas and responsibilities, including managing Operational Response, Training, Resourcing & Projects and Prevention.

With a wealth of operational experience and qualifications, Paul is a key strategic leader and committed to enhancing safety and resilience in his community.

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

Anne Stunell

Head of Human Resources

Anne-Marie Carter

Head of Technology, Transformation & PMO

Asif Hussain

Deputy Director of Finance & Assets

Anneli McCallum

Executive Assistant to CFO and DCFO

Katie Nellist

Democratic Services Officer