City of Wichita - History Fire Chiefs
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WFD History

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1300 S. Broadway
Wichita, KS 67211


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Fire Chiefs

There have been thirteen fire chiefs since the Wichita Fire Department was founded in 1886. Our current fire chief is Ron Blackwell.

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Ron Blackwell

2007 - present

Portrait of Lawrence D. Garcia
Lawrence D. Garcia

1987 - 2007
Retired

Portait of J.E. Sparr
James E. Sparr

1980 - 1987
Retired

Portrait of Floyd E. Hobbs
Floyd E. Hobbs

1975 - 1980
Retired

Portrait of L.D. Carney
Lawrence D. Carney

1968 - 1975
Retired

Portrait of Thomas A. McGaughey
Thomas A. McGaughey

1961 - 1968
Died in line of duty

Portrait of F.E. Wood
F. Elgin Wood

1949 - 1960
Retired

Portrait of C.W. Brown
Clarence W. Brown

1944 - 1949
Died due to heart attack

Portrait of Ira A. Martindale
Ira A. Martindale

1942 - 1943
Retired

Portrait of P.M. Wendel
P.M. "Doc" Wendel

1941 - 1942
Died due to accidental fall

Portrait of H.H. McCall
H.H. McCall

1927 - 1941
Retired

Portrait of A.S. Brownewell
A.S. Brownewell

1917 - 1927
Died due to illness

Portrait of A.G. Walden
Albert G. Walden

1886 - 1917
Died due to illness

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Related to
History
Early Department Badges
Fire Chiefs
Firefighter Memorial
Former Fire Apparatus
Former Fire Stations
Main
Related Pages
01 - Years Of Glory
02 - Neighbors Against Fire
03 - The Frontier Company
04 - Deluge Company
05 - Organization of the Paid Department
06 - Central Station
07 - The End of an Era
08 - The Brownewell Administration
09 - H.H. McCall (The Old Man)
10 - New Leaders
11 - The Reawakening
12 - A New Beginning
13 - Divisions and Organizations (1978)
14 - 1992 Update
15 - Divisions and Organizations (1992)
Department Personnel


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