Ron Dobson
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Ron Dobson QFSM is the Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning at the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, which includes the role of Chief Fire Officer of the London Fire Brigade, [1] he was appointed on 1 October 2007 and succeeds Sir Ken Knight who was in turn appointed to the new role of Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser. He is responisble for the world's third largest fire and rescue service with 112 fire stations and 7000 staff, 6000 of whom are opeartional firefighters. Until his promotion to commissioner, he was responsible for operational policy and training. He title is generally shortened to commissioner - he is the most senior officer of the LFEPA, but the role includes all the functions of a Chief Fire Officer or Brigade Manager in a local authority fire and rescue service.[2]
[edit] Biography
Extract from his biography, published by the London Fire Brigade:
| “ | Ron [Dobson] joined the Brigade in 1979 and since then has risen through the ranks to become an Assistant Commissioner in 2000. In 2002, he became the principal officer responsible for delivering the Brigade’s day-to-day operations and led a wide range of community safety work that has seen fires, fire deaths and fire injuries fall dramatically in London over the past few years. "Ron has also been central to the Brigade’s preparations in responding to the terrorist threat. He is a member of many national committees and working groups and during the terrorist attacks on 7 July 2005 was the Brigade’s senior operational commander responsible for liaising with the other emergency services and supporting agencies and ensuring that the emergency services’ response was co-ordinated and integrated."[1] |
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