Chiefs Of The Argenta - North Little Rock
Fire Department
CURRENT CHIEF OFFICERS OF THE
NORTH LITTLE ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT |
NAME |
|
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 |
|
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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