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Browse the Fire Chiefs, Presidents & Auxiliary Presidents from our history. See our current leadership here.

Past Fire Chiefs

Robert Stower

Chief

Mark Johnson

2016-2017

Richard Davis, Jr

July 2014 - August 2016

Stephen D Cox

Chief of Department

Edward Hopkins

2012-July 2014

William R. Snyder

2009-2011

Thomas G. Schaech

2003-2005

Russell A. Eyre

1999-2002, 2006-2008

Richard Davis

1998

Peter R. Caudill

1994

Thomas E. Harrington, Sr.

1988-1990

Richard A. Woodward

1973-74, 1983-84, 1991,1995-97

Millard M. Purcell

Oct. 1970-1971

Carroll G. Barnes

Jan.-Sept. 1970

Donald H. Maclean

1965-69, 1972, 1975-82, 1986-87

Robert P. King

1951-1964

Frank E. Hiser

1941-1950

Albert Diamond

1935-1940

Russell Noonan

1933-1934

Frank L. Hiser

1926-1932

Malcom N. Stewart

Jan. 1923-1925

William A. Warns

Dec. 1922-Jan, 1923

T. Frank Maclean

1904- Dec. 1922

Frank Bateman

Feb. 1898-Jun. 1899

Henry B. Bruns

Nov. 1893-Feb. 1898, Jun. 1899-1904

Frank M. Cline

Sep. 1890-Nov. 1893

Thomas W. Hall

1904

Past Presidents

Anthony P. Coliano, Sr

2006; 2010-2014

Tim Coale

2017

Joseph Price

2015-2016

Creighton P. Jacobson

2008-2009

John W. Blake

2007

Anthony P. Coliano, Sr.

Vice President

Paul D. Chizmar

2005

Harry E. Hopkins, III

2003-2004

Payson Getz

1989-1991

Dorothy P. Arnold

1985-86, 1995-2002

Frederick Godman

1981-1982

Richard A. Woodward

1977-80, 1987-88

Merrill A. Messick, Jr.

1974-76, 1983-84, 1992-94

James E. Foard

1972-1973

James W. Patterson

Jul. 1957-1971

Simon Getz

1940

Frank L. Hiser

1938-39, 1941-Jul. 1957

Robert Johnston

1937

W. Wylie Hopkins

1923-1936

Col. Milton A. Reckford

May 1919-1922

Henry B. Bruns

Feb. 1898-May 1917

Frank Bateman

Nov. 1893-Feb. 1898

John Thomas Chew Hopkins Sr.

Sep. 1890- Nov. 1893

Past Auxiliary Presidents

Kristine Davis

2014-2016

Linda Kadolph

2007-2008

Susan Eyre

2003-06, 2009-13

Virginia Holloway

1996-98, 2001-02

Debra Hannan

1994-1995

Lisa Schaech

1992

Joan Churn

1989

Helen Woodward

1980, 84, 91, 93, 99-2000

Barbara Harrington

1977-79, 81, 85-88, 1990

Mayfield Bradford

1975-76. 1982-83

Edna Dolan

1972

Mary Herring

1968, 1974

Katherine Kohen

1967

Shirley Maclean

1966

Marie Coale

1963-1964

Florence Crue

1962

Marguerite Purcell

1961

Vergie Sechrist

1960

Oneta Lochary

1954-59, 65, 69-71, 1973

Edna Taylor

1950-1951

Nellie Fulker

1941

Enna Riley

1941- Resigned

Katherine King

Aug. 1939-1940

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