Dany Cotton

Dany Cotton
QFSM
Cotton in 2018
Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade
In office
1 January 2017 – 31 December 2019
Preceded byRon Dobson
Succeeded byAndy Roe
Personal details
Born (1969-06-11) 11 June 1969 (age 55)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationFirefighter

Danielle Amara "Dany" Cotton, QFSM (born 11 June 1969)[1] is a British retired firefighter.[2] From 2017–2019, she served as the commissioner of the London Fire Brigade and was the first woman to hold this position.[3] She had previously been the director of safety and assurance at the London Fire Brigade.[4]

In 2004 Cotton became the first woman to be awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal.[5] She is the Patron of Women in the Fire Service UK.[6]

  1. ^ "NETWORKING WOMEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE, Filing History Directors details changed, PDF". Companies House. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Fire chief quits early amid Grenfell criticism". 6 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Interim Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton takes charge". www.london-fire.gov.uk. London Fire Brigade. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ Conner, Rachel (16 February 2012). "Orpington fighfighter top ranked woman in London Fire Brigade". News Shopper. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Top woman for a top firefighting job". www.london-fire.gov.uk. London Fire Brigade. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Honorary Officers – Women in the Fire Service". wfs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.