Alasdair Hay Explained

Alasdair Hay
Term Start:October 2013
Term End:February 2019
Successor:Martin Blunden
Birth Date:1961 12, df=y
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation:Fire fighter

Alasdair George Hay, (born 24 December 1961) is a British firefighter. He was the first Chief Fire Officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Early life

Hay was born on 24 December 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]

Career

Hay was a firefighter with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service from September 1983 to October 1992.[2] He was a senior instructor at the Scottish Fire Services College from 1992 to 1994.[3] In 1994, he joined Tayside Fire and Rescue Service.[4] By 2009, he had risen to the rank of Deputy Chief Fire Officer.[5] Between May 2011 and March 2012, he was seconded to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Advisory Unit. Returning to the Tayside Fire and Rescue Service, he was appointed Acting Chief Fire Officer on 1 April 2012.[6]

Hay was appointed Chief Fire Officer of the newly created Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in October 2013 to prepare for the new nationwide service.[7] He oversaw a workforce of more than 9,000 firefighters and support staff. Hay retired from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 15 February 2019, handing over to the current Chief Fire Officer Martin Blunden.

Honours

In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hay was awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM) for Distinguished Service. He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.

Notes and References

  1. News: Scotland's new fire chief is Alasdair Hay. 25 August 2013. Herald Scotland. 16 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Alasdair Hay named as new chief for merged Scottish fire service. BBC News. 25 August 2013. 16 August 2012.
  3. News: New merged fire service chief 'honoured' to be appointed to £165k role. 25 August 2013. Daily Record. 16 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Scottish Government. 25 August 2013. 16 August 2012.
  5. News: WITHDRAWAL OF COVER WOULD NOT AFFECT CALL-OUTS. 25 August 2013. Guide and Gazette. 19 February 2009. https://archive.today/20130825144658/http://www.guideandgazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/withdrawal-of-cover-would-not-affect-call-outs-1-199016. 25 August 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Tayside chief named head of Scotland's new national fire service. STV News. 25 August 2013. 16 August 2012.
  7. News: Introducing the new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. 25 August 2013. Fire Magazine. January 2013.