Shane Alan Fitzsimmons AO AFSM (born 22 February 1969 in Sydney) was the Head of Resilience NSW and was previously the Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service between September 2007 and April 2020.
In 2004, Fitzsimmons became the inaugural visiting fellow of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council to the Australian Institute of Police Management.
Fitzsimmons was officially endorsed as NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner on 18 September.
[2] In April 2020, Fitzsimmons accepted an appointment to be the Head of Resilience NSW, a new government agency focused on disaster preparedness and recovery approach.
The orders took effect on Friday the 16th of December 2022 [5] Fitzsimons was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in 2001.