Rob Rogers Confirmed as NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner

Rob Rogers, Deputy Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service is pictured speaking to the media on January 5, 2020 in Wingello, Australia. Brett Hemmings/Getty Images

Rob Rogers has been confirmed as the successor to Shane Fitzsimmons as leader of the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Emergency Services Minister David Elliott announced on July 16 Rogers has been endorsed as NSW RFS commissioner following his “exemplary service” in a career that began as a volunteer in 1979.