WPBFD History

APPENDIX A

Known Presidents/Chiefs of the Department November 17, 1894 J.E. Phillips elected President Flagler Alerts December 7, 1895 Joseph Elliott elected President Flagler Alerts February 20, 1896 V.A. Strumpe appointed Chief of Company Flagler Alerts January 9, 1897 J.C. Lauther approved Fire Chief Flagler Alerts August 26, 1902 James B. McGinley President, J.E. Chambers Fire Chief January 10, 1903 ? McGurley elected President (no documentation) June 12, 1903 J. Don C. Morris appointed Fire Chief May 19, 1904 Oscar Cheatham appointed Fire Chief January 9, 1911 R.L.Ray appointed Fire Chief January 9, 1913 Alfred P. Sadler appointed Fire Chief June 30, 1949 J.Ray Larrabee appointed Fire Chief December 1, 1952 J.H. "Bill" Witherspoon appointed Fire Chief September 25, 1962 James M. Sloan, Jr. appointed Fire Chief July 1, 1973 Bennett T. Kennedy appointed Fire Chief June 24, 1981 Lamar Bell appointed Fire Chief March 1, 1986 Russell M. Reese appointed Fire Chief December 3, 1990 Robert B. Rehr appointed Fire Chief May 12, 1994 James M. Carman appointed Fire Chief