Jonathan Smith started his profession as a firefighter in 2000 with Norfolk Hearth and Rescue Service, earlier than shifting to Hertfordshire Hearth and Rescue in 2008, and London Hearth Brigade as an Assistant Commissioner in 2019. His first position concerned working to overtake procedures and practices in Brigade Management, and most just lately he was Assistant Commissioner for Hearth Stations. He has attended a variety of excessive profile incidents, together with the New Windfall Wharf Hearth in 2021.
As Deputy Commissioner, Jonathan is accountable for overseeing the Brigade’s direct response to emergencies in London. This contains having duty for London’s hearth stations, our firefighters and Management Officers. he alos acts because the Nationwide Hearth Chiefs Council strategic lead for Marauding Terrorist Assault (MTA), and is the consultant for London on the Nationwide Resilience Board and Counter Terrorism Strategic Board.
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