We are devastated to report that our Chief Fire Officer, Wayne Brown, was this morning (24 January) found dead at his home address.
The death is not being treated as suspicious by West Midlands Police.
All our thoughts and love are with his family, his friends and his colleagues.
We ask everyone that his family and his colleagues are given time and space at this tragic time.
Greg Brackenridge
Chair, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority