Wake County Fire Chiefs Past and Present Compiled by Mike Legeros Last updated June 2016 Incomplete information with yellow background

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1 Wake County Fire Chiefs Past and Present Compiled by Mike Legeros Last updated June 2016 Incomplete information with yellow background Department First Last Part Start Stop Total Notes Apex J L Castleberry Apex Ray Scott 1956 Correct start year? Apex V W Tunstall 1957 Apex Ray Scott 1958 Apex Ray Scott 1960 Apex Ray Scott 1961 Apex Ray Scott 1956 Apex V W Tunstall 1957 Apex Ray Scott 1958 Apex Ray Scott 1961 Apex V W Tunstall 1964 Apex James Mason 1967 Apex Ray Scott 1970 Apex Gerald Howard 1973 Apex Gene Harris 1976 Apex Gene Harris 1979 Apex Gerald Howard 1982 Apex Tom Maynard 1985 Apex Tom Maynard 1988 Apex Bill Stevenson 1991 Apex Bill Stevenson 1993 First paid chief in 1993 Apex Bill Stevenson 1997 Apex Bill Stevenson 2000 Apex Ray Echevarria Apex Mark Haraway Apex Keith McGee 2014 present Apex Rural Carter Schuab 1964 Bay Leaf George Lobinger First fire chief Bay Leaf George "Buck" Tilly Bay Leaf Ed Grice Bay Leaf George D Norwood Bay Leaf R L Harris Bay Leaf Ray Ledford Bay Leaf Hal Atkinson Jr Bay Leaf Bill Gatewood Bay Leaf George Mills Bay Leaf Ron Roof Bay Leaf Tim Pope 2011 present Cary H H Waddell 1923 First fire chief Cary M R Conner 1936 Cary L E Midgett 1950 Cary James L Murdock 1952 Cary James L Murdock 1953 Cary J C Griffis 1955 Cary Bob Elder 1956 Cary Bob Heater 1956 Cary W E Henderson 1957 Cary J Paul Matthews 1958 Cary J Paul Matthews 1959 Cary J C Griffis 1960 Cary Calvin Beck First paid Fire Chief Cary Don Tripp Cary John Ward Appointed 10/15/66, resigned mid Jan 67 Cary R Lee Matthews Retired Raleigh Asst. Chief. Appointed 1/21/67.

2 Cary Clarence F Ayscue Appointed May 1, Hired Raleigh FD 7/15/68. Cary John L Dew Cary Billy Henderson Cary Terry L Edmundson Cary Ned Perry Cary Wayne House Cary Allan Cain 2002 present Cary Rural See Yrac Durham Highway Thomas Kelly First fire chief Durham Highway Bob Morgan Durham Highway Floyd Bailey Durham Highway Mike Boyce Durham Highway Jimmy Thompson a Total 5 years as DHFD chief Durham Highway Eddie Morton Durham Highway Jimmy Thompson a Durham Highway Nick Slobodzian b Total 4 years as DHFD chief Durham Highway Vernon Jones Durham Highway Nick Slobodzian b Durham Highway Robert Andrews Durham Highway Philip Griffin Durham Highway Mike Cooper Durham Highway Nick Slobodzian b Durham Highway Jim Feely 2010 present Eastern Wake George Gupton First fire chief. Plus 25 years at KFD. Eastern Wake M J Johnson Eastern Wake David L Cates 2013 present Fairgrounds Biff J Abbott 1961 First fire chief Fairgrounds Bobby Barden 1977 Fairgrounds Donald O Will Fairgrounds Mark Barden Fairgrounds Len White Fairgrounds Jim Haven Fairgrounds Harrison Jones Fairgrounds John P Hiovich Fairgrounds Donald O Will Fairgrounds Wilbert "Tramp" Dunn First paid chief Fairgrounds Percy V Evans Fairgrounds J Darrin Holt Last fire chief. FFD merges with YFD to form WWFD. Fairview Gene W Ogburn First fire chief Fairview Marvin A Powell Fairview Gerald R Atkins Sr b Total 8 years as FFD chief Fairview Kenneth C West Fairview Joseph R Franks a Total 14 years as FFD chief Fairview Craven A Langston Fairview Joseph R Franks a Fairview Gerald R Atkins Sr b Fairview Joseph R Franks a Fairview Mickey J Buffaloe Fairview Donald E Pierce Fairview Paul F Dunwell First paid chief Fairview Edward P Brinson Fairview David Price Fairview Barry Spain 2016 present Falls Sam Perry 1970 First fire chief Falls Johnny Ray Falls Chris Wilson Last fire chief. FFD merges with WFFD. Fuquay Varina W Lee Rowland First fire chief Fuquay Varina Clifton Keith

3 Fuquay Varina Wayne Wortham First fire chief of merged town and rural depts Fuquay Varina James Mauldin Fuquay Varina Douglas Knott Fuquay Varina Edward Schmelzer a Total 7 years as FV fire chief Fuquay Varina Johnny Jones b Total 6 years as FV fire chief Fuquay Varina Charles Sauls c Total 3 years as FV fire chief Fuquay Varina Edward Schmelzer a Fuquay Varina T C O Connell Fuquay Varina James Mauldin Fuquay Varina Charles Sauls c Fuquay Varina David Markle d Total 5 years as FV fire chief Fuquay Varina Johnny Jones b Fuquay Varina David Markle d Fuquay Varina David Markle d Fuquay Varina Buddy Walters Fuquay Varina Johnny Jones b Fuquay Varina Mark Randall Fuquay Varina Ken Farmer Fuquay Varina Mark Melvin Fuquay Varina Anthony Mauldin 2002 Present 10 Fuquay Varina Rural Edsel Fuquay Day Time Fuquay Varina Rural Thomas Bridges Night Time Fuquay Varina Rural Errol Coley Fuquay Varina Rural Durwood Stephenson Fuquay Varina Rural Edward Schmelzer a Fuquay Varina Rural Charles Sauls c Garner J Noel Bryan a First fire chief. Total 7 years GFD chief Garner Jack Johnson Garner John Whiley Jones Garner Bud R Poole b Total 17 years GFD chief Garner J Noel Bryan a Garner Bud R Poole b Garner Richard Gulley Garner Bud R Poole b Garner Phil Mitchell First full time chief in 1988 (?) Garner Matt Poole 2010 present Holly Springs Cecil Parker First fire chief Holly Springs Leroy Smith 2012 present 0 Started June 4, 2012 Holly Springs Rural Jimmy Holland 1 First fire chief, started 1972 Holly Springs Rural Ray Thaxton 2 Second fire chief Holly Springs Rural George Huegrich 3 Third fire chief Hopkins Charles B Mitchell Jr a First fire chief. Total 2 years as HFD chief Hopkins Charles L Hocutt Hopkins Graham N Bunn Jr Hopkins Charles B Mitchell Jr a Hopkins Ned T Mitchell Hopkins Bruce Brown Hopkins Frank Woods 1992 present Knightdale Randolph Griffith First fire chief Knightdale Charles Smith Knightdale Bernice Wall a Total 17 years as KFD chief Knightdale John B Parrish Knightdale E O Robison Knightdale Bernice Wall a Knightdale H V Pair Knightdale Bernice Wall a

4 Knightdale George Gupton Last fire chief. KFD renamed EWFD. Plus 9 years at EWFD. Knightdale PS Tim Guffey 2002 present First fire chief Morrisville Donald Knott Morrisville Hubert Ferrell Morrisville Carl Light Morrisville Cecil Sears a Total 6 years as MFD chief. Morrisville Benny Ridout b Total 3 years as MFD chief. Morrisville Cecil Sears a Morrisville Benny Ridout b Morrisville Raymond Broadwell Morrisville John York Morrisville Tom Pruitt Morrisville Buster Sears Morrisville Tony Chiotakis c Total 21 years as MFD chief. Morrisville Gerald Howard Morrisville Ken Bucher Morrisville Judson Edeburn Morrisville Tony Chiotakis c Morrisville Ken Bucher Morrisville Tony Chiotakis c Full time position beginning in 1995 Morrisville Mike Chambers Morrisville Todd Wright 2005 Present New Hope Harold V Glover First fire chief New Hope B Guthrie Montague New Hope G E Rosenberger New Hope J W Martin New Hope Walter King New Hope Russell Capps New Hope Milton Roundtree New Hope Norris Wollett New Hope Horace Thomas New Hope Phil Smith a Total 3 years as NHFD chief New Hope Fred Barton New Hope Phil Smith a New Hope Jeff Mullen New Hope Robert Pearce New Hope Jimmy McCauley New Hope Fred Stough 2011 present Raleigh Joseph D Backalan Captain Raleigh John C Gorman Chief Engineer Raleigh Henry T Clawson Chief Marshal Raleigh Joseph H Green Chief Engineer Raleigh William J Weir Chief Engineer Raleigh Thomas W Blake Chief Engineer Raleigh Edward B Engelhard a Total 5 years as RFD chief Raleigh Charles E Johnson Raleigh Edward B Engelhard a Raleigh Louis A Mahler Raleigh Lonnie H Lumsden b Total 4 years as RFD chief Raleigh Walter Woollcott c Total 3 years as RFD chief Raleigh John W Mangum d Total 3 years as RFD chief Raleigh Frank B Simpson Raleigh John W Mangum d Raleigh Lonnie H Lumsden b Raleigh Walter Woollcott c Raleigh Sherwood B Brockwell First full time Raleigh Charles D Farmer Raleigh Hubert H Horton Raleigh Lewis F Hicks Died in office Raleigh W Ernest Holland

5 Raleigh Ellis D King Raleigh W Ralph Butts Raleigh Alvin B Lloyd Died in office Raleigh John B Keeter Raleigh Clarence R Puryear Died in office Raleigh Rufus E Keith Raleigh Thomas T Kuster Raleigh Sherman A Pickard Raleigh Jonny B Sandy Raleigh Earl F Fowler Raleigh John T McGrath 2006 Present RDU Terry Edmundson Died in office, Dec. 16, 1985 RDU Jimmy Thompson Appointed 1/6/86. Retired 10/31/12 RDU Charles Timberlake 2012 present Rolesville H E Perry a First fire chief. Total 8 years as RFD chief. Rolesville Wade Young Rolesville H E Perry a Rolesville Roy Ed Jones Jr Rolesville Rodney Privette 1992 present Six Forks William T Howell a First Fire Chief. Total 2 years as SFFD chief. Six Forks Allen Thompson Six Forks David H Pattishall Six Forks Raymond C Jones b Total 2 years as SFFD chief Six Forks William T Howell a Six Forks Peter J Harris Six Forks Norman C Champion Six Forks Raymond C Jones b Six Forks David Barham Six Forks Hunter Averette Six Forks Joe Terry Six Forks Lewis E Bartholomew Died in office Feb. 14, 1978 Six Forks Phillip C Woodlief Six Forks Alfred E Lynn Six Forks Don Adams Six Forks Rodney Warner Last fire chief. SFFD merges with BLFD Stony Hill J C Ray First fire chief Stony Hill Owen Ray Stony Hill J P Bailey Stony Hill Stonewall Harrison Stony Hill Buck Bailey Stony Hill Robert Lee Ray Stony Hill Bill Bailey Stony Hill Novlen Perry Stony Hill Jimmy Perrott Stony Hill William Williams Stony Hill Norman Dillard Stony Hill Aubrey "A.C." C Rich Jr 1996 present Swift Creek Joe Womble First fire chief Swift Creek Stanford N Mizelle Swift Creek L D Warner Swift Creek Harold Estes Swift Creek Robert Estes Swift Creek Edward P Brinson Swift Creek Scott McCollum Swift Creek L Bryant Woodall 2008 present Wake Forest Thomas Arrington Sr First fire chief Wake Forest John Taylor Wake Forest Frank Keith

6 Wake Forest Albert Perry Also rural fire chief during period? Wake Forest Bruce Keith a September October. Wake Forest Jerry Carter Wake Forest Bruce Keith a Wake Forest Donnie Height Town and rural departments merge in WFFD #2 also merges circa Wake Forest Jimmy Keith Wake Forest David Williams Wake Forest Jerry Swift Wake Forest Alfred E Lynn Wake Forest Ron Early 2011 present Wake Forest #2 Edward Alston 1953 Wake Forest Rural Willis H Winston 1956 First fire chief Wendell J Malcomb Todd 1940 Wendell Dover Hinton Correct years? Wendell Clifton Couick 1960 Wendell Burke Smith 1974 Wendell Norman Dean 1976 Wendell Billy Raper 1979 Wendell Herb Ramsey 1982 Wendell Herb Ramsey 1983 Wendell Herb Ramsey 1984 Wendell Herb Ramsey 1987 Wendell Tom Vaughn Wendell Brian Staples 2013 present Appointed 8/1/13 Western Boulevard J A Holleman Only fire chief. Disbanded, members create Fairgrounds FD. Western Wake J Darrin Holt First fire chief Western Wake Rob Gibbs Western Wake David Scottie Harris Western Wake Jim Bona Western Wake David Cates Western Wake Garland Johnston 2013 present Yrac Jackie P Hunter a First fire chief Yrac Ronnie Stevens 1966 Yrac Jackie P Hunter a Yrac David Weaver Yrac Dennis White 1977 Yrac Mickey Denning Yrac Walter Bowles Yrac Wayne Kennedy 1983 Yrac Sam Matthews 1986 Yrac Craig Zglinski Yrac Phil Richards Yrac Danny Rogers Last fire chief. YFD merges with FFD to form WWFD. Zebulon C E Parker 1 First Zebulon A S Hinton 2 Second Zebulon W W Liles 3 Third Zebulon A S Hinton 4 Fourth Zebulon Willie B Hopkins a Zebulon L Wilson Stallings Zebulon Sidney C Perry Hired as first full time chief, Retired 2/28/13 Zebulon Christopher C Perry 2013 present Son of Sidney. Appointed 3/1/13. Zebulon Rural Willie B Hopkins a First fire chief Zebulon Rural Billy Wayne Perry Zebulon Rural Dickey Bryant

7 Zebulon Rural Wilson Eddins Zebulon Rural Charles Merritt Zebulon Rural Charles Pulley Zebulon Rural David Hawkins Zebulon Rural L Wayne Dupree