A Crew Commander or Crew Manager is a rank within the fire service in the United Kingdom. It is superior to a Firefighter but inferior to a Watch Commander / Watch Manager.
The UK Fire Service is phasing out "Ranks" in favour of "Roles" and therefore technically speaking a "Crew Commander" should not be referred to as a "rank" but a job role, or position within the Fire Service.
The new 'role' came into general usage during 2006 - the equivalent rank was known as Leading Firefighter.
Many brigades throughout the United Kingdom have now switched to the "ranks to roles" formula
Read more about Crew Commander: Differences Between The Term "Crew Manager" and "Crew Commander", "Ranks To Roles" (But Rank Markings Still Used), Confusion With The New System, Previous Ranks and Their New Equivalents
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