my background was Fire Control room for 28 years where i covered Control Operations Management, Control System manager and Control Training Manager. I moved into Operational Communications to introduce Airwave into West Yorkshire FRS (WYFRS) including our First Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) in 2008.  This lead to my Involvement in other projects including the UO side of the FireContol project,  Command Support Software, West Yorkshire/ South Yorkshire joint  Control System Procurement. I had a 2 year stint in Elearning  and Command training before returning to Operational Communications to introduce the second generation of MDTs int WYFRS. in 2015 I joined the WYFRS ESN/ESMCP Project eventually becoming the PM until April this year . During the this time WYFRS where an ESN Assurrance partner and pilot Organisation for the ESN Code of Connection, Managed Firewall Service, DNSP Connection management these service enabled us to undertake the Direct2 Watch Managers Trial.  I am resettling into Operational Communications again looking to deliver our 3rd Generation of MDTs including software and command support Software . I am a Fire Communications Tactical Advisor (TACAD) and the Yorkshire regional lead TACAD for Fire Sector.