Strategic Leadership Team

The Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service helps set the organisation's strategy and monitors the performance of the organisation. The team meets formally on a regular basis to discuss strategic internal issues as well as the impact that national issues have at a local level.

The SLT consists of the Principal Officers, which comprises the Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive, the Deputy Chief Fire Officers, and the Area Managers.

Principal Officers

Sean Frayne

Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive

The Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is headed by Chief Fire Officer Sean Frayne. Chief Fire Officer Frayne joined the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in April 1985, transferring to the Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service in October 1997.

He has served in a number of diverse roles during his career including positions in training, station management, performance management, risk management, and corporate services.

Joy Smith

Deputy Chief Executive

Deputy Chief Executive Joy Smith joined Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service in 2003 as the head of Human Resources moving to the post of Assistant Chief Fire Officer for Human Resources in 2006. In August 2009 she assumed the role of Deputy Chief Fire Officer becoming Deputy Chief Executive in July 2011. Deputy Chief Executive Smith is responsible for the following divisional portfolios:

Human Resources and Legal Services
Corporate Services
Executive Support

She has worked at a number of local authorities; including Amber Valley Borough Council, Derby City Council, and South Derbyshire District Council in various roles related to strategic change management and people management.

Andy Waldie

Deputy Chief Fire Officer

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Andy Waldie joined Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service in July 2006 as Area Manager for Performance Management. Andy was appointed to the post of Deputy Chief Fire Officer on 1 April 2010. The Deputy Chief Fire Officer is responsible for the following divisional portfolios:

Community Safety
Response
Learning and Development

Since joining Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, Andy has served in the Strategic Development Division - involving planning and performance management, as Area Commander covering Districts within the North and West of Derbyshire, and has undertaken specialist projects at Area Manager level. He has previous experience of Emergency Planning and Civil Resilience, Fire Safety, Training, Service Planning, Risk Management and Operations.