HOME ABOUT BUSINESS CAREERS COMMUNITY SAFETY YOUR AREA CONTACT HOMEABOUT USWHO WE ARE Who We Are Meet our Chief Fire Officer Since joining Cleveland County Fire Brigade in 1975, Ian Hayton has performed a diverse number of roles within the Brigade, and has over forty years-experience. Ian has been Chief Fire Officer since 2008. He is responsible for strategic leadership of the organisation and providing a clear sense of purpose and direction. On the national stage, Ian is the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) lead on Pensions matters and Medical and Occupational Health & Safety in the Fire & Rescue Service. He leads on the People and Organisational Development Executive Board for issues including National Firefighter Selection Tests, Assessment and Development Centres and Medical and Occupational Health Standards. He was awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal in 2007. Ian is the founder, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Cleveland Fire Brigade Risk Management Services CIC, a commercial trading arm offering risk management, environmental and asset protection solutions to all companies in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Petrochemical and Energy sectors. Meet our Fire Authority Chair Councillor Paul Kirton was appointed as Cleveland Fire Authority Chair in May 2019. Cllr Kirton represents Stockton Town Centre Ward for the Labour Party and has been a member of the Fire Authority since 2014. Learn more about on our Fire Authority members, meetings and reports here. Our Organisational Structure Is split into two key directorates which you can find in our Organisational Structure chart below: Organisational Structure Please click on each of the below for more information: Strategic Management For details of our pay structure please click link below: Pay Structure September 2021 (PDF) Useful links Cleveland Fire Authority What we do Our services Our risks Partnership working Your area – for more information about individual stations LINKS Careers CFB Staff Compliments & Complaints Freedom of Information GDPR Privacy Policy Site Map Website Accessibility SOCIAL MEDIA LANGUAGE TRANSLATION Select language Please select English Arabic Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) České Française Polska Românǎ Slovenskému Urdu © Cleveland Fire Brigade