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Lee Howell Biography

Lee Howell.

Lee Howell - Chief Fire Officer, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

Lee Howell is the Chief Fire Officer for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and was appointed in 2009. Prior to this, Lee was the Chief Fire Officer for Suffolk and a Director of Public Protection for the County having been first promoted to CFO in 2004. He was the President of the Chief Fire Officers Association in 2011/12 and the Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor/Inspector for Wales in 2013/15. From 2017-19, Lee was seconded to Avon and Somerset Constabulary to lead on a Home Office funded data analytics programme which used technology to provide insight on partner data in order to improve outcomes and effectiveness of participating organisations. He is the Deputy Chairman/Trustee of the Firefighters Memorial Trust and the Programme Executive for the NFCC Data and Digital Programme.  He holds an MBA and a BEng(HONS) and is a Fellow of the RSA.