Tuesday 9 April 2024
Health Minister, Robin Swann has announced the appointment of two Non-Executive Members to the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS).
Laura Devlin and Cathal Mallaghan have both been appointed as Non-Executive (District Councillor) Members. Their appointments will commence on 9 April 2024 and will end on a date not later than 8 April 2028.
NIFRS Non-Executive Member positions require a time commitment of three days per month and attract a remuneration of £6,643 per annum.
These appointments are made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
NIFRS protects and serves the entire population of Northern Ireland, an area of over 5,500 square miles providing them with a range of fire and rescue services. Under the 2006 Order, the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, and the Fire and Rescue Services (Emergencies) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011, NIFRS responds to fires, road traffic collisions and other emergencies including chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents, search and rescue incidents, serious flooding and serious transport incidents.
A range of community engagement initiatives are provided to help reduce risk and keep people safe from the dangers of fire and other types of incidents that they respond to. NIFRS has 68 Fire Stations across NI utilising a variety of crewing models using Wholetime, On-Call and Volunteer Firefighters. The Board of NIFRS comprises the Chief Fire and Rescue Officer, a Non-Executive Chair and 10 other Non-Executive Members (4 of whom are District Councillors) appointed by the Department.