Past Presidents
Honoring the fire service leaders who have helped shape the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association throughout its history. Explore our past presidents, beginning with the most recent.
Term |
President |
Department |
Conference Site |
Number in Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | Aaron Lipski | Milwaukee | Wisconsin Dells | 96th |
| 2023-2024 | Joe Pulvermacher | Fitchburg | Wisconsin Dells | 95th |
| 2022-2023 | Michael Stanley | Oshkosh | Wisconsin Dells | 94th |
| 2021-2022 | David Litton | Green Bay | Wisconsin Dells | 93rd |
| 2020-2021 | Christopher Garrison | Sun Prairie | Green Bay | 92nd |
| 2019-2020 | Tim Bantes | Grand Chute | Green Bay | 91st |
| 2018-2019 | Nate Melby | Town of Campbell | COVID | 90th |
| 2017-2018 | Jon Cohn | Greenfield | Green Bay | 89th |
| 2016-2017 | Rob Ugaste | Wauwatosa | Green Bay | 88th |
| 2015-2016 | Kevin Bierce | Pewaukee | Milwaukee | 87th |
| 2014-2015 | Paul Nelson | DeForest | Milwaukee | 86th |
| 2013-2014 | Matt Davies | Volk Field | Wisconsin Dells | 85th |
| 2011-2013 | Glenn Linzmeier | Blooming Grove | Wisconsin Dells | 84th |
| 2011-2011 | Douglas Doefer | Suamico | Wisconsin Dells | 83rd |
| 2010-2011 | John Baus | Menomonie | La Crosse | 82nd |
| 2009-2010 | Bradley Liggett | Beloit | La Crosse | 81st |
| 2008-2009 | Glenn Linzmeier | Blooming Grove | Wisconsin Dells | 80th |
| 2007-2008 | Tim Franz | Oshkosh | Wisconsin Dells | 79th |
| 2006-2007 | Bruce Fuerbringer | Eau Claire | Wisconsin Dells | 78th |
| 2005-2006 | Ken Hartje | Nekoosa | Green Bay | 77th |
| 2004-2005 | Jack Running | Township | La Crosse | 76th |
| 2003-2004 | Pete Stinson | La Crosse | La Crosse | 75th |
| 2002-2003 | Keith Tveit | Ashland | Waukesha | 74th |
| 2001-2002 | Jeff Berry | Waupun | Waukesha | 73rd |
| 2000-2001 | Delbert Yaroch | Beaver Dam | Oshkosh | 72nd |
| 1999-2000 | Gregg Cleveland | Marshfield | Oshkosh | 71st |
| 1998-1999 | Walt Hovey | Washburn | — | 70th |
| 1997-1998 | Marc Eernisse | Port Washington | La Crosse | 69th |
| 1996-1997 | Ronald Brown | Eau Claire | Stevens Point | 68th |
| 1995-1996 | Joseph Radomski | Plover | Stevens Point | 67th |
| 1994-1995 | Dave Lehman | Rhinelander | Stevens Point | 66th |
| 1993-1994 | Larry Huber | Fitchburg | Stevens Point | 65th |
| 1992-1993 | Richard Davis | Appleton | Madison | 64th |
| 1991-1992 | James Franke | Ashippun | La Crosse | 63rd |
| 1990-1991 | Clayton Simonson, Sr. | Marshfield | Stevens Point | 62nd |
| 1989-1990 | William Rausch | Thiensville | Green Bay | 61st |
| 1988-1989 | Harvey Emanuel | Merrill | Oshkosh | 60th |
| 1987-1988 | Robert Hennings | Keil | La Crosse | 59th |
| 1986-1987 | Brian Mayer | West Bend | — | 58th |
| 1985-1986 | Thomas Lamers | Little Chute | Green Bay | 57th |
| 1984-1985 | John Fulcher | Menomonee Falls | Oconomowoc | 56th |
| 1983-1984 | James Boness | Columbus | Stevens Point | 55th |
| 1982-1983 | Robert Cole | Mt. Pleasant | Cable | 54th |
| 1981-1982 | Rollie Prince | Bloomer | Eau Claire | 53rd |
| 1980-1981 | Elmer Schreiber | Franklin | Oshkosh | 52nd |
| 1979-1980 | Leo Dorn | New Holstein | Milwaukee | 51st |
| 1978-1979 | Irvin Kahler | LaCrosse | Madison | 50th |
| 1977-1978 | Russell Stibbe | Mellen | La Crosse | 49th |
| 1976-1977 | Harvey Helding | Caledonia | — | 48th |
| 1975-1976 | H.V. Christiansen | Beloit | Wisconsin Dells | 47th |
| 1974-1975 | Don Manning | Rhinelander | Wausau | 46th |
| 1973-1974 | Ardel Braun | Sheboygan | Green Bay | 45th |
| 1972-1973 | Russell Anderson | Racine | Marshfield | 44th |
| 1971-1972 | Charles Conway | New Berlin | Milwaukee | 43rd |
| 1970-1971 | John Morch | West Allis | Stevens Point | 42nd |
| 1969-1970 | Ralph McGraw | Madison | — | 41st |
| 1968-1969 | Virgil Ploessi | Cassville | — | 40th |
| 1967-1968 | M.J. Kongevick | Superior | — | 39th |
| 1966-1967 | Edward Forrester | Couderay | — | 38th |
| 1965-1966 | James Moher | Milwaukee | — | 37th |
| 1964-1965 | Kenneth Pluess | East Troy | — | 36th |
| 1963-1964 | Dave Zuidmulder | Green Bay | — | 35th |
| 1962-1963 | Wilton Marks | Berlin | — | 34th |
| 1961-1962 | William Brady | Kenosha | — | 33rd |
| 1960-1961 | Sigmund Bukowski | Cudahy | — | 32nd |
| 1959-1960 | Otto Stoegbauer | Oshkosh | — | 31st |
| 1958-1959 | Clair Knoll | Beaver Dam | — | 30th |
| 1957-1958 | John Pavlik | West Milwaukee | — | 29th |
| 1956-1957 | Walter Okey | Cassville | — | 28th |
| 1955-1956 | Glen David | Beloit | — | 27th |
| 1954-1955 | Charles Morris | Sharon | — | 26th |
| 1953-1954 | Emery Greunke | Appleton | — | 25th |
| 1952-1953 | Joe Doherty | Butler | — | 24th |
| 1951-1952 | Olaf Sorenson | Superior | — | 23rd |
| 1950-1951 | Norman Spiering | Mayville | — | 22nd |
| 1949-1950 | August Sokol | Sheboygan | — | 21st |
| 1948-1949 | Ray Gee | South Milwaukee | — | 20th |
| 1947-1948 | John Graedke | Manitowoc | — | 19th |
| 1946-1947 | Frank Krambs | — | — | 18th |
| 1945-1946 | Elmer Fairbert | Beloit | — | 17th |
| 1944-1945 | William Higert | Grafton | — | 16th |
| 1943-1944 | Edward Brandt | West Allis | — | 15th |
| 1942-1943 | Julius Seiy | Cudahy | — | 14th |
| 1941-1942 | August Miller | Wisconsin Rapids | — | 13th |
| 1940-1941 | B.B. Beebe | Fort Akinson | — | 12th |
| 1939-1940 | W.K. Saunders | — | — | 11th |
| 1938-1939 | John Feutz | Slinger | — | 10th |
| 1937-1938 | Henry Hensen | Rhinelander | — | 9th |
| 1936-1937 | Ernest Schneider | Cedarburg | — | 8th |
| 1935-1936 | Arthur Rahn | Two Rivers | — | 7th |
| 1934-1935 | H.E. Kohlmann | Horicon | — | 6th |
| 1933-1934 | Ralph Drum | Green Bay | — | 5th |
| 1932-1933 | George Keuhlthau | West Bend | — | 4th |
| 1931-1932 | Peter Steinkellner | Milwaukee | — | 3rd |
| 1930-1931 | Peter Steinkellner | Milwaukee | — | 2nd |
| 1929-1930 | Peter Steinkellner | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 1st |
