Fire Service Expert Witness
Robert Andrew Hickmott
Robert Andrew Hickmott is a Fire Service Expert Witness with over 30 years of experience in fire and rescue services, operational command, fire safety enforcement, and major incident management. He has served as Assistant Commissioner of London Fire Brigade and Chief Fire Officer of Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service.
30+ Years
Fire & rescue service experience
40+
Major incident command experience
20+
Years in senior fire leadership roles
Overview
Career fire officer with 30+ years’ UK Fire and Rescue Service experience, including roles as Assistant Commissioner, London Fire Brigade, and Chief Fire Officer, Warwickshire (2013–2019). Expert in operational command, fire safety enforcement, and organisational leadership, with significant experience handling complex incidents such as the Atherstone-on-Stour fire. Skilled communicator, advisor, and consultant, he has since provided strategic fire safety and incident command expertise in the UK and abroad, and is currently Head of Fire Safety at Heathrow Airport.
Qualifications
Msc, M.I. Fire E.
Expertise & Experience
Fire Service Expert Witness | Fire Safety | Incident Command | Fire Investigation | Emergency Response | Fire Protection | Regulatory Compliance | Major Incident Management | Crisis Management | Fire Safety Enforcement
Expert in Fire Service operations, leadership, and incident management, with specialist knowledge in fire safety, legal compliance, training, HR, and community prevention
