President Joseph Murray Receiving the Oath of Office from Retired Dearborn Fire Chief Nazih Hazime
Sergeant At Arms Mike Kennedy, Vice President Paul Wells, and Past President Christopher Stoecklein
PRESIDENT
Joseph Murray
Dearborn Fire Department
3750 Greenfield Road
Dearborn, MI 48120
(313) 943-2277
PAST PRESIDENT
Christopher Stoecklein Canton Fire Department
1150 S. Canton Center Rd. Canton, MI 48188 (734) 394-5455
VICE PRESIDENT
Paul Wells
Birmingham Fire Department
572 S. Adams Rd.
Birmingham, MI 48009
(248) 530-1901
SECRETARY / TREASURER
Teresa Robinson
Ferndale Fire Department
1635 Livernois Ferndale, MI 48220 (248) 546-2510
SERGEANT AT ARMS
Mike Kennedy
Ann Arbor Fire Department
111 North Fifth Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 794-6961
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Linda Stone
5967 Bedford Pl.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (517) 394-4398
Our Past Presidents
YEAR
CHIEF
FIRE DEPARTMENT
1928
Roy Motteshard
Dearborn
1943
Roy Hitchings
Flint
1944
Clark
Milan
1945
Norman Pritchard
Ferndale
1946
Henry Goudy
Wayne
1947
Orie Hank
Lincoln Park
1948
Cam Waldrof
Trenton
1949
Frank Durbin
Hazel Park
1950
Calvin Roberts
Livonia
1951
Harold Gloyd
FOMOCO
1952
Frank Ford
Highland Park
1953
Robert McAllister
Plymouth
1954
Tom Dickson
Lincoln Park
1955
Kenneth Roberts
Inkster
1956
Calvin Johnson
Flint
1957
Harold Flechsig
Roseville
1958
Ernest Heller
Ann Arbor
1959
William Mason
Grosse Pointe Farms
1960
Joseph Sloan
Madison Heights
1962
Park Smith
Birmingham
1962
Alex Kato
Taylor
1963
Harry Martin
Dearborn Township
1964
Glenn Holmes
Monroe
1965
Earl Dildine
St. Clair Shores
1966
Roy Freeman
Southgate
1967
Clyde Schmidt
Shelby Township
1968
Volly Yanuszeski
Bloomfield Township
1969
Ernie Fischer
Redford Township
1970
Dick Nunnelley
Birmingham
1971
Art Stauch
Ann Arbor
1972
Don Foote
Southfield
1973
B.C. Grable
Flint
1974
Ralph Crawford
Ypsilanti
1975
Elmer Schulz
Southfield
1976
Norman R. Smith
Centerline
1977
John J. Bunk
Livonia
1978
James A. Harris
Allen Park
1979
Don Hoskins
Madison Heights
1980
Wally Zielkie
Roseville
1981
Ken Warfield
Wayne
1982
Gino Polidori
Dearborn
1983
Carl Gerds
East Detroit
1984
Jim Halsey
Troy
1985
Ted Scott
Westland
1986
Bruce Dorland
Fenton
1987
Gary Whitener
Birmingham
1988
Ken Fisher
Grosse Ile
1989
Richard Marinucci
Farmington Hills
1990
William Crouch
Royal Oak
1991
Morley Ireland, Jr.
Roseville
1992
James Harmes
Grand Blanc
1993
William Donahue
Madison Heights
1994
Richard Powell
Saginaw Township
1995
Larry Lane
Brighton
1996
Jack McArthur
Dearborn
1997
Dennis Andrew
Rochester Hills
1998
Jim Peterson
Thomas Township
1999
William Nelson
Troy
2000
Danny Hagen
Eastpointe
2001
Joe Grutza
Trenton
2002
Jim Martin
Madison Heights
2003
Doug Halstead
Burton
2004
Michael Rorabacher
Canton
2005 • Short Term
Ray Ahonen
Macomb Twp
2005 • Long Term
Jim Reed
Howell Area
2007
Martin DeLoach
Brighton Area
2008 • Short Term
Larry Morabito
Ypsilanti Twp
2008 • Long Term
Larry Waligora
Milford
2010 • Short Term
Alan D’Agostino
Pittsfield Twp
2010 • Short Term
Steve Kovalcik
Sterling Heights
2011 • Long Term
Jim Roberts
Superior Twp
2013
Shadd Whitehead
Livonia
2014
Andy Pless
Howell
2015
George Morehouse
St. Clair Shores
2016
Jeff Roberts
Wixom
2017
Jeff Roberts
Wixom
2018
Mike Evans
Detroit Metro Airport
2019
Greg Lelito
Madison Heights
2020 • Short Term
Johnny Menifee
Southfield
2020
David Brogan
Dearborn Heights
2021
Greg Flynn
West Bloomfield
2022
Christopher Stoecklein
Canton
2023
Joseph Murray
Dearborn
The
Southeastern Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs will promote
improvements in fire prevention and life safety, fire suppression,
emergency medical services, and emergency related services. We will
foster leadership, training, and networking opportunities; promote unity
within the fire service; support a beneficial fire service legislative
agenda; and elevation of ethical standards by its members.
