Departments and Functions

For an overview of County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service structure, see the organisational chart by opening the link below:

Officer	Responsible for	Reports to
Stuart Errington, Chief Fire Officer	CDDFRS	Combined Fire Authority
Steve Helps, Deputy Chief Fire Officer	Emergency Response; Community Risk Management and CDDFRS	Chief Fire Officer
Sarah Nattrass, Assistant Chief Fire Officer	Assets and Assurance; People and Organisational Development and CDDFRS	Chief Fire Officer
Tony Hope, Deputy Chief Executive and Treasurer	Strategic Finance and CDDFRS	Chief Fire Officer
Steve Wharton, Area Manager Emergency Response	Emergency Response; Resilience Planning; Stations; Flexible Duty Officers; Control	Deputy Chief Fire Officer
Keith Wanley, Area Manager Community Risk Management	Business Fire Safety; Community Safety; Information Services	Deputy Chief Fire Officer
Keith Lazzari, Head of Corporate Resources	Transactional Finance; Governance; Communications; ICT; Estates and Facilities Management; Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme	Deputy Chief Executive
Keith Carruthers, Area Manager Assets and Assurance	Assets; Assurance; Health & Safety; Business Continuity; Business Support & Improvement	Assistant Chief Fire Officer
Katherine Metcalfe, Head of People and Organisation Development	Human Resources; Organisational Development; Training	Assistant Chief Fire Officer