Deputy Commissioner Kyle Stewart joined the New South Wales Rural Fire Service in April 2021 following a 36-year career with the NSW Police Force.
Deputy Commissioner Stewart has extensive experience in the emergency services sector, having held several senior executive roles during his career with the NSW Police Force. Deputy Commissioner Stewart’s experience includes appointments to the positions of the Deputy State Emergency Operations Controller; and an extended appointment as the acting Commissioner for the NSW State Emergency Services during 2019.
Deputy Commissioner Stewart holds tertiary qualifications in law and he holds a practicing certificate as a Legal Practitioner in the State of New South Wales. Deputy Commissioner Stewart is also a graduate of the United States of America Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy Program.
Deputy Commissioner Stewart was awarded the Australian Police Medal in 2008.