Dermot Barry is the Deputy Chief Officer for the South Australian State Emergency Service (SASES). He has over 30 years public safety experience working in both the public and private sectors including international experience working in the USA. Prior to moving to the US he was working in SA Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM) as the Director of Strategic Services.
His emergency service experience comes from serving 21 years as a career operational fire officer with the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service and he has also worked as the State Planning Officer for Bushfire emergencies and led State-level multi-agency emergency response to both fires and flood.
He has a law degree and practiced as a Solicitor/Barrister in both the Criminal and Employment Law fields and holds a Master of Public Administration.