Paul Murphy Email & Phone Number

Paul Murphy is the Area Manager leading on National Resilience (NR) on behalf of Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) and the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC). Paul joined MFRS in January 1995 and has served in a number of Senior Management roles since 2007, Paul is a highly experienced officer and has resolved a number of large scale operational incidents as both a Gold and Silver Commander.In January 2017 Paul was promoted to Area Manager for the Strategic Change and Resources Directorate. Directly responsible for ensuring that MFRS delivered the strategic projects that were designed to bring about the change required to allow the service to adapt to the ever changing demands placed upon it, including. the following departments, Estates, ICT, Operational Resources and Blue Light Collaboration In June 2018 Paul moved to the Operational Preparedness Directorate leading a number of MFRS departments, including JESIP, Training & Development Academy, Operational Procedure Review Team, Operational Intelligence, Business Continuity, Fire Control, Operational Planning, Transport & Workshops, Search & Rescue Team, Marine Rescue Unit and Operational Resources.During his 28 year career Paul has built significant local, national and international networks and has led on behalf of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and National Resilience on a number International Fire and Rescue related projects. In January 2022 Paul moved into National Resilience. Whilst the majority of emergencies in the UK are dealt with at a local level by the emergency services, local authorities and local resilience partners without the need for direct involvement by central government but here are occasions where additional assistance may be required. National Resilience enable the deployment of specialist (UKFRS) resources to significant, serious and catastrophic incidents around the country. National Resilience provide operational support to the National Coordination Advisory Framework (NCAF) arrangements and provide Strategic and Tactical Advice on the National Resilience capability, and provide support to the Chair of the National Fire Chief’s Council.National Resilience provide assurance to the Home Office that the National Resilience capability provided by the New Dimension programme is being properly maintained and is readily deployable.National Resilience capabilities enable UK fire and rescue authorities to better deal with large-scale emergencies by ensuring that they have in place the equipment and trained personnel to respond to a range of threats.

Listed skills include Emergency Services, Fire Safety, Rescue, Firefighting, and 30 others.

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  Anglia Ruskin University

  Public Service Management