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Lucy Macleod

Lucy Macleod

Borough Commander, London Fire Brigade

Lucy is the Borough Commander for Hammersmith and Fulham with London Fire Brigade, with over 16 years' experience in frontline operations, crisis response, and technical rescue. She was the first woman in the UK to lead technical rescue and remains the only female National Tactical Advisor for Urban Search & Rescue (USAR). In 2025, she won Project of the Year at the Global Search and Rescue Awards for introducing ten second triage in LFB.

Lucy holds a postgraduate degree in Disaster and Crisis Management and is a Fellow of both ICPEM and InSTR. She’s a strong advocate for mental health in emergency services, working as an OK9 trauma dog handler with her dog, Blue. Lucy also supports international development through Fire Aid and serves as Assistant Director at UKRO.

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