Rob is currently Director of Community Safety and Chief Fire Officer at Oxfordshire County Council with responsibilities for Fire and Rescue, Regulatory Services and Emergency Planning. He joined Oxfordshire in 1998 becoming the Chief Fire Officer in 2019. Rob supports the NFCC Strategic Procurement Hub as the Category sponsor for ICT, chairs the End Point Assessment Partnership between Cornwall FRS and the NFCC and is the NFCC representative on the Fire Aid Steering Group. After a short spell working to the Ghana National Fire Service, Rob is passionate about how UK Fire and Rescue can support its colleagues in developing nations.