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 2024/25 is Councillor David Coupe who was re-elected at the Annual Meeting on 7 June 2024.
The Vice-Chair for 2024/25 is Councillor Ben Clayton.
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Members
Councillor Ben Clayton – Labour (Vice Chair)
Councillor Ben Clayton was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2021 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Manor House Ward.
Councillor Clayton was appointed Vice Chair of the Authority at the Annual Meeting on 7 June 2024 and is Vice Chair of the Executive Committee.
He is also an Employer Representative and Chair of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Local Pension Board.
c/o Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY
Tel: 07590458901
Councillor Dennis McCabe – Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association (MICA)
Councillor Dennis McCabe was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Trimdon Ward.
Councillor McCabe is a Member of the Executive Committee.
Councillor David Taylor – Conservative
Councillor David Taylor was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council where he represents Eston Ward.
Councillor Taylor is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee and represents the Authority on the Redcar & Cleveland Community Safety Partnership.
Email: davetaylor.dlt@hotmail.co.uk
Councillor Gary Allen – Labour
Councillor Gary Allen was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in May 2024 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Victoria Ward.
Councillor Allen is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee and a Substitute Member of the Local Pension Board.
c/o Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY
Tel: 07939132801
Email: gary.allen@hartlepool.gov.uk
Councillor Jim Beall – Labour
Councillor Jim Beall was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Roseworth Ward.
Councillor Beall is a Member of the Authority’s Audit & Governance Committee.
23 Laurelwood Road
Northshore
Stockton-on Tees
TS18 2SQ
Tel: 01642 871759
Email: jim.beall@stockton.gov.uk
Councillor Bob Buchan – Conservative
Councillor Bob Buchan was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in May 2024 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Fens & Greatham Ward.
Councillor Buchan is a Member of the Executive Committee.
Tel: 01429 294831
Email: bob.buchan@hartlepool.gov.uk
Councillor Peter Chaney – Labour
Councillor Peter Chaney was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council where he represents Teeseville Ward.
Councillor Chaney is a Member of the Executive Committee
34 Lime Crescent
Middlesbrough
TS6 0BU
Councillor David Coupe – Conservative (Chair)
Councillor David Coupe was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Stainton & Thornton Ward.
Councillor Coupe was appointed Chair of the Fire Authority at the Annual Meeting on 7 June 2024. He also Chairs the Executive Committee and is an Employer Representative of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Local Pension Board.
Councillor Coupe represents the Authority on the Local Government Association (LGA) Fire Commission.
Councillor Stefan Houghton – Conservative
Councillor Stefan Houghton was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Eaglescliffe East Ward.
Councillor Houghton is Vice Chair of the Audit & Governance Committee.
Councillor Naweed Hussain – Labour
Councillor Hussain was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Linthorpe Ward.
Councillor Hussain is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee.
c/o Democratic Services
Town Hall
Middlesbrough
TS1 9FX
Tel: 07766252524
Councillor John Kabuye – Labour
Councillor John Kabuye was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Newport Ward.
Councillor Kabuye is a Member of the Audit & Governance Committee.
Councillor Steve Kay – Independent Group
Councillor Steve Kay was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2024 by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council where he represents Lockwood Ward.
Councillor Kay is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee.
c/o Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Tel: 07771345348
Councillor Sufi Mubeen – Conservative
Councillor Sufi Mubeen was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Ropner Ward.
Councillor Mubeen is a Member of the Executive Committee and substitute representative of the LGA Fire Commission.
c/o Stockton Borough Council, Municipal Buildings
STOCKTON
TS18 1LD
Tel: 07818 586781
Email: sufi.mubeen@stockton.gov.uk
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 Chair of the Authority’s Audit and Governance Committee.
71 Egton Close,
Redcar, TS10 4PQ
Tel: 01642 507104
Councillor Andrew Sherris – Conservative
Councillor Andrew Sherris was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in May 2024 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Yarm Ward.
He is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee and represents the Authority on Stockton Safer Partnership.
c/o Stockton Borough Council, Municipal Buildings
Stockton
TS18 1LD
Tel: 07825 352188
Councillor Mick Stoker – Labour
Councillor Mick Stoker was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Billingham East Ward.
Councillor Stoker is a Member of the Executive Committee and an Employer Representative of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Local Pension Board.
5 Hardwick Road
Billingham
TS23 3JX
Email: mick.stoker@stockton.gov.uk
