Alasdair Hay | |
|---|---|
| Chief Fire Officer Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | |
| In office October 2013 – February 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Martin Blunden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-12-24)24 December 1961 (age 63) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Fire fighter |
Alasdair George Hay,CBE, QFSM (born 24 December 1961) is a Britishfirefighter. He was the first Chief Fire Officer of theScottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Hay was born on 24 December 1961 inEdinburgh,Scotland.[1]
Hay was afirefighter withEssex County Fire and Rescue Service from September 1983 to October 1992.[2] He was a senior instructor at theScottish Fire Services College from 1992 to 1994.[3] In 1994, he joinedTayside 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.[2] Returning to the Tayside Fire and Rescue Service, he was appointed actingchief fire officer on 1 April 2012.[6]
Hay was appointed chief fire officer of the newly createdScottish 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.[3] Hay retired from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 15 February 2019, handing over to the current chief fire officer, Martin Blunden.
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In the 2011Queen's Birthday Honours, Hay was awarded theQueen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM) for Distinguished Service.[8] He is a recipient of theQueen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, theQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and theFire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.[2] He was appointedCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the2017 Birthday Honours.[9]