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History of the District Fire Chiefs

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 Board hired it's next fire chief to recruit a new labor force and restaff it's fire stations.

May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, dog, mammal, animal, canine, and pet
FIRST FIRE CHIEF - IRVIN CORDY
May contain: military, military uniform, officer, person, human, and captain
IRVING CORDY, FIRE CHIEF 1946 - 1965
May contain: officer, military, military uniform, person, human, captain, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, apparel, tie, accessories, and accessory
OWEN PITNEY, FIRE CHIEF 1965
May contain: person, human, officer, military, military uniform, tie, accessories, accessory, hat, clothing, apparel, sailor suit, glasses, and captain
HANK TANAKA, FIRE CHIEF 1966 - 1975
May contain: tie, accessories, accessory, person, human, officer, military, military uniform, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, apparel, and face
KENNETH STRICKLAND, FIRE CHIEF 1975 - 1976
May contain: officer, military, military uniform, person, human, captain, tie, accessories, and accessory
ROBERT WAGNER, FIRE CHIEF 1976 - 1980
May contain: military, officer, military uniform, person, human, tie, accessories, accessory, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, and apparel
MANUAL SOUZA, FIRE CHIEF 1980 - 1983
May contain: officer, person, military uniform, military, human, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, apparel, and symbol
WILLIAM BURGEN, FIRE CHIEF 1983 - 1998
May contain: officer, military, military uniform, person, human, and captain
LEE DAUGHERTY, FIRE CHIEF 1999 - 2004
May contain: military, military uniform, officer, person, human, captain, tie, accessories, and accessory
LONIE DOWNS, FIRE CHIEF 2004 - 2007
May contain: officer, military uniform, military, person, human, captain, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, and apparel
TIMOTHY HENRY, FIRE CHIEF 2018 - PRESENT
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, dog, mammal, animal, canine, and pet
May contain: military, military uniform, officer, person, human, and captain
May contain: officer, military, military uniform, person, human, captain, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, apparel, tie, accessories, and accessory
May contain: person, human, officer, military, military uniform, tie, accessories, accessory, hat, clothing, apparel, sailor suit, glasses, and captain
May contain: tie, accessories, accessory, person, human, officer, military, military uniform, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, apparel, and face
May contain: officer, military, military uniform, person, human, captain, tie, accessories, and accessory
May contain: military, officer, military uniform, person, human, tie, accessories, accessory, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, and apparel
May contain: officer, person, military uniform, military, human, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, apparel, and symbol
May contain: officer, military, military uniform, person, human, and captain
May contain: military, military uniform, officer, person, human, captain, tie, accessories, and accessory
May contain: officer, military uniform, military, person, human, captain, suit, clothing, coat, overcoat, and apparel
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