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A Chief Fire Officer or CFO is the highest ranking Officer in British Fire and Rescue Services. There are currently 59 Chief Fire Officers serving in the United Kingdom in charge of County (or Local Authority) Fire Services. There is also a Chief Fire Officer responsible for the Ministry of Defence Fire Services which includes the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the RAF Fire Service. Some UK Airport Fire Services also designate their seniors officers as CFOs. However, such officers rarely wear the rank markings of a Chief Fire Officer for many reasons. In Scotland CFO's were traditionally referred to as Firemaster, although this title was replaced by Chief Fire Officer in Scottish brigades in 2006 when the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 came into force. The rank is of equivalent stature to that of Chief Constable within the British Police Force, and Chief Ambulance Officer in the UK Ambulance Service Under proposed changes Chief Fire Officers were to be renamed Brigade Managers in line with modernisation directives issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government. However the title is unpopular and has so far not been used. Other titles for this office can include 'County Fire Officer' and 'Chief Executive', neither of which are in common use. Greater Manchester FRS however use the title 'County Fire Officer and Chief Executive'.〔( Greater Manchester FRS )〕 In the London Fire Brigade, the CFO is known as Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning - the post is currently held by Ron Dobson, he is referred to as Commissioner Ron Dobson.〔(London Fire Brigade: Our Organisation ) (accessed 23 October 2007)〕 Chief Fire Officers in the UK are represented by the Chief Fire Officers Association, it has a separate section representing principal officers in fire and rescue services in Scotland.〔(Chief Fire Officers Association web (accessed 18 Sep 07) )〕 == A change of title == The name of the rank was to be changed to 'Brigade Manager' as part of an ongoing modernisation of the fire service in the UK; however, the title was unpopular with most Chief Fire Officers who prefer to retain their traditional titles. The title brigade manager did not convey the seniority of the Chief Officers Role, or equivalence in stature to a Chief Constable or Chief Ambulance Officer. CFOs do occasionally attend major incidents, in December 2005, the CFO of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Roy Wilsher, spent a great deal of time at the Buncefield oil storage depot. He also hosted press conferences and was part of the major incident gold command team.〔(BBC News website - Massive blaze rages at fuel depot, 12 Dec 05, (accessed 23 Oct 07) )〕 The use of the title 'Chief Executive' or "Brigade Manager" is deprecated by some firefighters who believe that it creates the false impression that the post is a non-uniformed civilian role. Although the title has been adopted to reflect the modern "business approach" of many fire brigades, almost all Chief Fire Officers have progressed from frontline roles through the rank structure A few brigades have employed civilian Chief Fire Officers. They are given the title Chief Executive to denote that they are not operationally trained firefighters 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chief Fire Officer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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