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Administration
The Administration Division is responsible for all operations of the organization. Headed by the Fire Chief, the duties include:
- Envisioning the core emergency service needs of the community and directing activities to safely meet such demands in a prompt, efficient, and ethical manner;
- Provide transformational leadership in a collaborative effort to maintain continuous quality improvement within the department;
- Develop and implement strategic plans, departmental goals and objectives, and policies
- Prepare, administer, and monitor the annual departmental budget while being fiscally responsible;
- Recruit, select, hire, promote, and develop a diverse composition of career and volunteer departmental personnel; and
- Ensuring a constant state of operational readiness by closely communicating with departmental officers and providing vital logistical resources.
The Administration Division staff includes the Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief. In addition, the division includes the department's Administrative Assistant.
Click on a name to read their bios.
| Fire Chief | Kenneth S. Draper |
| Deputy Fire Chief | Kristopher W. Shrader |
| Administrative Assistant | Jane P. Tolar |






