The Fire District has been lead by 10 Fire Chiefs during its 75 year History. In 2007 the District contracted for labor for more than a decade, until July 2018 when the hired it's next fire chief to recruit a new labor force and restaff it's fire stations.
FIRST FIRE CHIEF - IRVIN CORDY
IRVING CORDY, FIRE CHIEF 1946 - 1965
OWEN PITNEY, FIRE CHIEF 1965
HANK TANAKA, FIRE CHIEF 1966 - 1975
KENNETH STRICKLAND, FIRE CHIEF 1975 - 1976
ROBERT WAGNER, FIRE CHIEF 1976 - 1980
MANUAL SOUZA, FIRE CHIEF 1980 - 1983
WILLIAM BURGEN, FIRE CHIEF 1983 - 1998
LEE DAUGHERTY, FIRE CHIEF 1999 - 2004
LONIE DOWNS, FIRE CHIEF 2004 - 2007
TIMOTHY HENRY, FIRE CHIEF 2018 - PRESENT
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