 Chief fire officers in the United Kingdom are represented by the National Fire Chiefs Council (formerly the Chief Fire Officers Association); it has a separate section representing principal officers in fire and rescue services in Scotland.In Scotland, the CFO was traditionally referred to as the "firemaster", although this title was replaced by "chief fire officer" in Scottish brigades in 2006 when the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 came into force.Under proposed changes, chief fire officers were to be renamed brigade managers in line with modernisation directives issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government.