Profile
David first joined Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service as an On-Call (Retained) Firefighter in 1985. Having transferred into the full-time service in 1987, he undertook a wide variety specialist and managerial roles before being appointed as the county’s Chief Fire Officer in June 2010.
As a corporate member of Oxfordshire County Council’s Management Team, David also has broader responsibility for countywide Emergency Planning, Business Continuity, Trading Standards and Community Safety. Additionally, in 2011, he became responsible for the Road Safety Team of Oxfordshire County Council through their integration with the Fire and Rescue Service.
David was previously the Chairman of the Chief Fire Officers Association’s (CFOA) Road Safety Executive Board in his role as the association’s national lead for Road Safety from January 2012 to January 2015. In September 2014, David was elected to the CFOA Presidential Team as Vice President Elect. He will serve in this position for a year before becoming Vice President and then CFOA President from September 2016 to September 2017.
In 2015 David was recognised by the Queen in her 2015 New Year’s Honours – being awarding an OBE for Services to the Community. David is a keen and proactive supporter of further Fire and Rescue Service integration within the wider public sector