Chief Officer John Bonney QFSM MBA DMS BA (Hons) AIFireE

Born in Manchester, John joined London Fire Brigade in 1981 having obtained an Honours degree in Politics from York University. Rising through the ranks he was heavily involved in officer training and the development of competence based standards for incident commanders during the 1990s, completing a research topic on effective team performance as part of his Brigade Command Course. This interest in incident management research continues to date and has led to the publication of a number of articles and collaborative work with other public and private sector companies.

John holds a Master in Business Administration and is a member of the Chartered Management Institute. He has also recently completed the Cabinet Office’s Top Management Programme.

John was elected President of the Chief Fire Officers’ Association in 2009, an organisation that plays a national role in policy formulation on behalf of the Service and works with senior officials and politicians to influence government thinking on fire and rescue matters.

John joined Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2001 as Deputy Chief Officer and took on the role of Chief Officer in July 2004.