Career
In 1997,Roe was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and joined the 12th Regiment Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant. [3] During his time as an officer,he served as a troop commander and a battery captain and served two tours in Northern Ireland. [4] During his time in Northern Ireland,he was wounded when a pipe bomb was thrown at him,which also severely injured an RUC officer stood next to Roe. [5] The officer died after spending four weeks on a life support machine. As a captain,he transferred his commission to the Army reserve in April 2000. [6]
In 2002,Roe joined the London Fire Brigade as a firefighter [7] and in January 2017 was appointed as Assistant Commissioner. [8]
During the Grenfell Tower fire,Roe was appointed incident commander where he revoked the controversial 'stay put' advice to the residents. [9] As the first commissioner appointed since the fire,Roe issued a plea to the residents of London's 7,000 high rise blocks to set aside any 'post-Grenfell doubts continue to follow firefighters’advice in the event of a blaze.' [10]
On 28 January 2020,Roe became the first LFB commissioner to sign the Armed Forces Covenant with the British Armed Forces. [11]
Roe was awarded the King's Fire Service Medal (KFSM) in the 2024 New Year Honours. [12]
Roe resigned as the Commissioner for the London Fire Brigade on 30 June 2025 after 23 years of service as a firefighter. [13] Following his resignation from the LFB,Roe was named the non-executive chair of a newly formed shadow board within the Building Safety Regulator. [14]
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