Gary Johnson
Managing Director, Fire Safety Consultant Reliance Fire Ltd
Serving in the Fire and Rescue Service for 30 years, Gary rose through the ranks retiring in 2015 as Head of Business Fire Safety for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, the fifth largest Fire and Rescue Service in the UK. Gary was the Chair of the all-Wales Fire Safety Group, and represented Wales on the Chief Fire Officers Association (now the National Fire Chiefs Council). Gary’s broad and deep knowledge of fire safety, coupled with his experiences as an Incident Commander for the Fire and Rescue Service, permit detailed assessment of fire risk and mitigation, an aptitude he applies to multiple technologies including renewable and flexible power generation, and battery energy storage facilities.