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Change in the leadership team for North Wales Fire

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Helen MacArthur, incoming chief of North Wales FRS. Photo credit: North Wales FRS.

After five years in the role, North Wales fire chief Dawn Docx is set to retire with current assistant chief Helen MacArthur taking on the top job in January.

Serving as one of three Assistant Chief Fire Officers in North Wales since 2018, MacArthur has three decades experience in senior finance, governance and leadership roles across the Welsh public sector. These include stints at NHS Wales and Audit Wales. MacArthur said that she is “incredibly proud” to have the opportunity to lead North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

Outgoing chief, Dawn Docx who has spent 32 years working in fire and rescue services, said that it was an “absolute privilege” to lead one of the three fire and rescue services in Wales. Docx served in Cumbria at the start of her career and more recently led Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service serves a population of over 678,000 people and has just over 900 staff. The service announced earlier this year a proposal to build a new £50m training centre.

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Catherine Levin

Catherine writes and commissions content from across the emergency services as well as interviewing senior leaders. She also hosts our webinar series exploring timely topics with a range of speakers.

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