Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade

The Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade is the head of the London Fire Brigade. Andy Roe has held the role since January, 2020.[1]

Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade
Incumbent
Andy Roe
since January 2020
London Fire Brigade
SeatUnion Street, SE1
AppointerThe Monarch

The rank is usually referred to as the London Fire Brigade Commissioner, the LFB Commissioner or simply just "Commissioner".

Current Commmissioner

Since January 2020, Andy Roe has held the role of Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, previously serving as Deputy Commissioner.

Before joining the London Fire Brigade in 2002 as a firefighter,[2] he served as an officer in British Army.[3]

Andy Roe was also operational commander during the Grenfell Tower Fire, he revoked the controversial 'stay put' policy set by the ex- LFB Commissioner Dany Cotton.[4]

List of London Fire Brigade commissioners
# FromToMilitary rank
(if applicable)		NamePost
Nominals		Notes
1 1833 1861 James Braidwood
2 1861 1891 Captain Eyre Massey Shaw KCB First director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (the brigade which was eventually to become the London Fire Brigade
3 1891 1896 James Sexton Simmonds
4 1896 1903 Captain Lionel de Latour Wells
5 1903 1909 Rear Admiral James de Courcy Hamilton
6 1909 1918 Lieutenant Commander Sir Sampson Slade
7 1918 1933 Arthur Reginald Dyer KPM
8 1933 1938 Major Cyril Morris MC Only LFB Commissioner to have been awarded the Military Cross
9 1938 1941 Commander Sir Aylmer Firebrace CBE
10 1948 1962 Sir Frederick Delve CBE First Commissioner after the end of Fire Brigade Nationalization
11 1962 1970 Leslie Leete CBE
12 1970 1976 Joseph Milner CBE, QFSM Director of the Hong Kong Fire Services from 1961-1970 before his appointment to the London Fire Brigade
13 1976 1980 Peter Darby
13 1980 1987 Ronald Bullers
14 1987 1991 Gerald Clarkson
15 1991 2003 Brian Robinson CBE
16 2003 2007 Sir Ken Knight CBE, QFSM, DL
17 2007 2016 Ron Dobson CBE, QFSM, FIFireE
18 2016 2019 Dany Cotton QFSM Retired earlier than planned due to inaction on Grenfell Tower
19 2019 Present Lieutenant Andy Roe

References
  1. "New fire chief appointed after Grenfell row". December 10, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "Mayor appoints new London Fire Commissioner". London City Hall. December 10, 2019.
  3. at 2:28pm, 11th December 2019. "Former Army Officer Becomes New London Fire Chief". Forces Network.
  4. "Grenfell firefighter who revoked 'stay put' policy made LFB chief". the Guardian. December 10, 2019.
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