Chris Blacksell
Chris Blacksell is the Chief Fire Officer & Chief Executive of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS), having joined as a Firefighter at Hull Central Fire Station in 1988. He has been the Chair of Humber Local Resilience Forum since 2017, overseeing the planning for, and response to, all Major Incidents in the area, from major fires and unexploded bombs to the multi-agency response to the Covid-19 pandemic. He is the National Fire Chiefs Council Lead Officer for Fire Investigation, having been a Fire Investigator for many years and he also oversees their Executive Leadership Programme.