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Simon Barry
Director of Service Delivery
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Simon joined WMFS in 2000 as a firefighter at Erdington Community Fire Station, progressing to the middle management position of Station Commander before becoming Operations Commander for Black Country North. He was seconded to the National Operational Guidance review of Incident Command. He became Assistant Chief Fire Officer (People Programme) in Nov 2021 and temporary Deputy Chief Fire Office (DCFO) in February 2023. He moved into the role of Assistant Chief Fire Officer and Director for Enabling Services in late August, early September 2023, before being appointed as temporary DCFO in April 2024.