Speakers

Jules worked for East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS) until September 2024 when she retired with 30 years? service as the Assistant Director for People Services. She is also the Chair of Women in the Fire Service UK (WFS). She has been involved with WFS for over two decades and before that regularly attended the WFS conferences organised at the Fire Service College and other Services. She also attended the very first ?Networking Women in the Fire Service? conference in 1996. Jules joined the Fire & Rescue Service in 1994, originally being posted to Eastbourne Fire Station. Since then, she has worked at various locations across the county in different roles. In 2002, she was promoted to Station Manager and then appointed Borough Commander for Hastings in 2006. Jules undertook a number of roles at Group Manager level including Borough Commander, Lead Fire Investigation Officer and the Command and Operational Training Manager. In 2016 Jules took position as Group Commander for Hastings and Rother. Jules was promoted to Assistant Director of Safer Communities in September 2020, and secured a permanent Area Manager position in Jule 2021. Jules received the Queen?s Fire Service Medal in 2020 for distinguished service. Away from work, she loves being outdoors and spending many happy hours on the South Downs with her family. She is a keen football fan, plays hockey for her local team and enjoys running.