The position of Tyne and Wear’s most senior firefighter is up for grabs with a salary of more than £157,000.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have released the job advert for a chief fire officer following last week's announcement that current fire boss, Chris Lowther, is retiring from the role.
Mr Lowther has been at the helm of TWFRS since 2017, and in that time overseen a challenging period including the Covid pandemic and budget struggles. The 50-year-old, who joined the fire service in 1997 and rose through the ranks to take the top job, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that he believed that a “new chief with new ideas” was needed at TWFRS.
