The Cleveland Fire Authority was established on 1 April 1996, as a Combined Fire Authority and is responsible for the provision of fire and rescue services to the areas covered by the borough councils of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton on Tees.
The 16 Members of the Authority are elected Members nominated by the four constituent Borough Councils – Hartlepool (three Members), Middlesbrough (four Members), Redcar & Cleveland (four Members) and Stockton on Tees (five Members).
The Chair of Cleveland Fire Authority for 2021/22 is Councillor Paul Kirton who was elected at the Annual Meeting on 4 June 2021.
The Vice Chair for 2021/22 is Councillor Jean O’Donnell.
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Notice of the Members’ Allowance Scheme for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.
Members
Councillor Tom Cassidy – Conservative
Councillor Tom Cassidy was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2021 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Hart Ward.
Councillor Cassidy is a Member of the Authority's Audit & Governance Committee.
c/o Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY
Email: tomhartlepool@gmail.com
Councillor Ben Clayton – Labour
Councillor Ben Clayton was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2021 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Manor House Ward.
Councillor Clayton is a Member of the Authority's Audit & Governance Committee
c/o Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY
Tel: 07590458901
Councillor Steve Matthews – Conservative
Councillor Steve Matthews was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2021 by Stockton Borough Council where he represents Western Parishes Ward.
Councillor Matthews is a Member of the Authority's Audit & Governance Committee.
c/o Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton On Tees, TS18 1LD
Tel: 07809689604
Email: s.matthews542@btinternet.com
Councillor Billy Ayre – Labour
Councillor Billy Ayre was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2019 by Redcar & Cleveland Council where he represents Normanby Ward.
Councillor Ayre is a Member of the Authority's Audit & Governance Committee.
107 Bexley Drive
Normanby
Middlesbrough
TS6 0SU
Tel: 07500606935
Councillor Adam Brook – The Independent Group
Councillor Adam Brook was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2019 by Redcar & Cleveland Council where he represents Grangetown Ward.
Councillor Brook is a Member of the Authority's Audit & Governance Committee and represents the Authority on the Redcar & Cleveland Community Safety Partnership forum.
c/o Redcar & Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart
Ridley Street
Redcar
TS10 1TD
Tel: 07970427593
Councillor Tim Fleming – Independent
Councillor Tim Fleming was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2019 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Headland & Harbour Ward.
Councillor Fleming is a Member of the Authority's Executive Committee.
4 Moor Terrace
Hartlepool
TS24 0PS
Tel: 07456588954
Councillor Cliff Foggo – Cleveland Independent Group
Councillor Cliff Foggo was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in November 2020 by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council where he represents Skelton East Ward.
Councillor Foggo is a Member of the Audit & Governance Committee.
25 Calderdale
Skelton-in-Cleveland
TS12 2WD
Tel: 07557540630
Councillor Luke Frost – Thornaby Independent Association (TIA)
Councillor Luke Frost was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2019 by Stockton on Tees Borough Council where he represents Mandale & Victoria Ward.
Councillor Frost is a Member of the Executive Committee.
1 Park Avenue
Thornaby
Stockton-On-Tees
TS17 7JN
Tel: 07818587067
Email: luke.frost@stockton.gov.uk
Councillor Lynn Hall – Conservative
Councillor Lynn Hall was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2020 by Stockton on Tees Borough Council where she represents Hartburn Ward.
Councillor Hall is a Member of the Executive Committee.
26 Woodborough Lane
Whitehouse Farm
Stockton on Tees
TS19 0QU
Tel: 07825582527
Email: Lynn.Hall2@stockton.gov.uk
Councillor Teresa Higgins – Labour
Councillor Teresa Higgins was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2015 by Middlesbrough Council where she represents Longlands and Beechwood Ward.
She is a Member of the Authority's Executive Committee and Chair of the CFA Local Pension Board (Firefighters Pension Scheme).
c/o Middlesbrough Council, PO Box 99,
Town Hall, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QQ
Tel: 01642 824135
Councillor Naweed Hussain – Labour
Councillor Naweed Hussain was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2012 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Linthorpe Ward.
He is Vice Chair of the Authority’s Audit & Governance Committee.
c/o Middlesbrough Council, PO Box 99,
Town Hall, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QQ
Tel: 01642 852225
Councillor Paul Kirton – Labour (Chair)
Councillor Paul Kirton was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in April 2014 by Stockton on Tees Borough Council where he represents Stockton Town Centre Ward. At the Annual Meeting on 4 June 2021 he was appointed Chair of the Authority for 2021-22 and is also Chair of the Authority's Executive Committee.
Councillor Kirton chairs Cleveland Fire Brigade's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Board and is the Stockton Safer Partnership representative for 2021-22.
Nationally, Councillor Kirton represents the Authority on both the LGA Fire Commission and the LGA Diversity and Inclusion Champions Network.
6 Newby Close,
Norton,
Stockton on Tees, TS20 1TS
Tel: 01642 559331
Email: paul.kirton@stockton.gov.uk
Councillor Jean O’Donnell – Labour (Vice Chair)
Councillor Jean O’Donnell was appointed to the Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2003 by Stockton on Tees Borough Council where she represents Billingham South Ward.
Councillor O’Donnell is Vice Chair of the Authority and is a Member of the Executive Committee. She is also a substitute representative on the LGA Fire Commission.
5 Churchend Close, Billingham, Stockton on Tees, TS23 1BN
Tel: 01642 504397
Councillor Mary Ovens – Liberal Democrat
Councillor Mary Ovens was appointed to the Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2007 by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council where she represents West Dyke Ward.
Councillor Ovens is a Member of the Authority’s Executive Committee.
71 Egton Close,
Redcar, TS10 4PQ
Tel: 01642 507104
Councillor Jon Rathmell – Independent
Councillor Jon Rathmell was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2019 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Nunthorpe Ward.
Councillor Rathmell is a Member of the Authority's Audit & Governance Committee.
32 Mallowdale
Nunthorpe
Middlesbrough
TS7 0QQ
Tel: 07929661771
Councillor Ashley Waters – Middlesbrough Independent Group
Councillor Ashley Waters was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2019 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents North Ormesby Ward.
Councillor Waters is Chair of the Authority's Audit & Governance Committee.
c/o Middlesbrough Council
PO Box 99
Town Hall
Middlesbrough
TS1 2QQ
Tel: TBC
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