Mr Ord OstJ QFSM GIFireE will take up appointment in March 2004 in succession to Mr Dennis Davis, who will be leaving the post at the end of this year.
Born in Sunderland, Mr Ord joined the Fire Service at the age of 18, serving in Tyne and Wear Fire Brigade before moving to the Fire Service College teaching in leadership and management skills.
He was then promoted to Assistant Chief Fire Office in Kent Fire Brigade before becoming Chief Fire Officer of Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, where the County Council also appointed him as a Director of the Council.
He then became Chief Fire Officer of South Yorkshire Metropolitan Fire and Rescue Service before taking up his current appointment at Strathclyde in May 1999.
Mr Ord is President of the UK Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers' Association and Vice President of the National Fire Services Benevolent Fund. He was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University of Glasgow in 2002.
He is married to Beryl with a son, Christopher.
The Chief Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland holds a Royal Warrant from Her Majesty the Queen under the Fire Services Act 1947.
The appointment is for three years with the possibility of extension by mutual agreement.
HM Inspectorate of Fire Services is based in St Andrew's House, Edinburgh. The Chief Inspector is directly accountable to Scottish Ministers and is their senior professional adviser on fire matters, presenting an annual report to Ministers, which is presented to the Scottish Parliament and published.
He leads HM Inspectorate of Fire Services, the central task of which is to carry out inspections of fire brigades in Scotland as well as providing expert assistance in the development of policy and in the preparation of legislation.
The Inspectorate also plays a key part in the promotion of common standards throughout brigades and in the formulation of advice to fire authorities.
The Chief Inspector is responsible for ensuring that the resources made available to the Inspectorate are used in the most efficient and cost effective manner.
3/12/2003
On the death of Queen Elizabeth II on the 8th of September 2022, The Prince of Wales became King Charles III and subsequently The Inspectorate's name was changed to His Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland (HMFSI).