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Chiefs Of The Argenta - North Little Rock
Fire Department

CURRENT CHIEF OFFICERS OF THE
NORTH LITTLE ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME
RANK
Chief Gerald Tucker
Chief of Department
Chief Rick Albers Assistant Chief of Dept.
Chief Al Cerrato
Battalion Chief
Chief Phil Pounders
Battalion Chief
Chief Heath Hoops
Battalion Chief
Chief Mark Shoemaker
Battalion Chief
Chief Wesley Stephens
Battalion Chief
Chief Jeff Bennett
Battalion Chief

Fire Marshall Brent Almon

Fire Marshal
(Rank of Battalion Chief)



CHIEFS OF DEPARTMENT (All Time List)
(Ark Gaz and Ark Dem - both on microfilm; individuals with records: Sources.

NAME

YEARS

Chief Walter Powers
April 1904-1907
Chief John Duckworth
1907-1909
Chief Tom Exum
April 11, 1909- April 10,1917
Chief Frank Collins
Apr.10,1917 - Sept. 1918
Frank Collins resigned as chief, according to newpaper accounts in
early September, 1918 to work at the picric acid plant and thus help
the effort for WWI. He passed away October 10, 1918, He continued
to reside at 506 1/2 Main Street, the upstairs of Old Central.

Chief John Welch

Sept. 1918 - Apr.10,1919

Chief Joe Engleberger
Apr. 10,1919 - Apr. 10,1921
Chief Fred C. Stelter
Apr 10,1921 - Apr. 10,1923

Chief Roy Nichols

Apr. 10, 1923- Jan 1,1947

Chief J.W. "Pete" Caldwell

Jan 1, 1947- Dec. 31, 1960

Chief John Finn

Jan 1, 1961 - 1969

Chief Eldon Matchett

1969 - 1971

Chief T. Joe Venetta

1971 - 1973

Chief I.E. Turner

1973 - 1983

Chief Charles Redding

1983 - 1996

Chief C.R. Vaughn

1996 - April, 2002

Acting Chief - Joe McCall
April, 2002 - July 8, 2002

Chief Joe Mc Call

July 8, 2002- Jan. 31, 2009

Chief Robert Mauldin

February 1, 2009 - July 1, 2014
Acting Chief - Steve Smith
July 1, 2014 - Aug. 3, 2014
Chief Jim Murphy
.Aug. 4, 2014 - March 18, 2017*
*Chief Murphy passed away on March 18, 2017
Interim Chief Gerald Tucker
..March 19, 2017- July 14, 2017
Chief Gerald Tucker
July 15, 2017 -


ASSISTANT CHIEFS
(All Time List)
John Welch April 10, 1917 - Oct 14, 1918
Joe Engleberger Nov. 26, 1918 - Apr. 10, 1919
R.N. Nichols Apr. 10, 1920 - Apr. 10, 1921
John Welch April 10, 1921- Nov 1, 1921
(R.N. Nichols) Nov. 1, 1921 - Oct. 4, 1923
John Welch Apr. 10, 1923 - May 1, 1931
R.F. Drye Mar. 16, 1947 - 1960
John Snow Mar. 16, 1947 - 1959
T.E. Farris Feb 15, 1959 - 1962
Earl Eller 1960-1961
W.F. Malone 1964? - 1969
Robert E. VanTuyle Feb. 2, 1961 - 1964
Louis N. Strasner Feb. 2, 1961 - 1963
Loyd T. Strasner 1963 - 1967
Joe Mc Call 2000 - April, 2002
Robert Mauldin
2002 - Jan. 31, 2009
Steve Smith 2009 - 2016
Gerald Tucker 2016 - 2017
Beau Buford Sept. 2017- Aug 1, 2022
Rick Albers Sept. 2022 -

 

Battalion Chiefs/ District Chiefs / Fire Marshals
(All Time List)
Note: The Rank of District Chief was created around 1969 when the Three Platoon
System came into being. Up until this point, there had been one or two Assistant
Chiefs During much of the Department’s history. The District Chief’s rank became
the rank of Battalion Chief in recent years. N.L.R.F.D. Chiefs with this rank have
responded to alarms As the “Duty Chief.” The Fire Marshal’s position is also a
Battalion Chief in rank. This rank has also been assigned to an administrative
position. In 2000 the Administrative Chief’s position was assigned the rank of
Assistant Chief.

John Bennett - District Chief
B.S. Brown – District Chief
J.M. Coors – District Chief
B.B. Cranford - District Chief
C.L. Dawson – District Chief
Don Diamant – District Chief
Charles Dixon - Battalion Chief
M.B. Evans – District Chief
J.L. Hall - Fire Marshal
A.J. Hamilton – District Chief
D.D. House – District Chief
J.E. Page – District Chief
Dale Pruitt - Battalion Chief
C.W. Redding – District Chief
Bill Rhoads – Fire Marshall
W.D. Robinson – District Chief
J.W. Springer – Battalion Chief and Dist. Chief / Fire Marshal
E.F. Stokes – District Chief
I.E. Turner – District Chief
C.R. Vaughn - District Chief
Bobby Wilson - Fire Marshal
Lee Wilkins – Battalion Chief and Dist. Chief / Fire Marshal
Roger Robinson - Battalion Chief
John Pflasterer - Fire Marshall
Al Cerrato - Battalion Chief
Roger Robinson - Battalion Chief
Phil Pounders - Battalion Chief
Rick Albers - Battalion Chief

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