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Personnel, Officers, and Rural Board

We held our awards banquet in November. Here are some pics from the event.
5 years - Mark Sloup, Tom Baer, Scott Steager, and Shane Hiatt

10 years - Matt Hilger, and Scott Hlavac

15 years - Jim Novacek

20 years - Jamy Sloup

35 years - Bob Hilger, Milo Vanis, Karl Ziethen

40 years - Larry Sloup

40 years - Bill Lawson

Fine looking group.

Officers for 2008

Executive Board
Matt Hilger - Chief - Unit 21
Scott Hlavac - 1st Asst. Chief - Unit 20
Tom Hamling - 2nd Asst. Chief - Unit 19
Mark Sloup - Training/Safety Officer - Unit 18
Rick Schneider - Training/Safety Officer - Unit 17
Bob Hilger - President - Unit 14
Linda Vandenberg - Secretary/Treasurer - Unit 15 
Rural Pumper Company
Kevin Hotovy - Captain - Unit 70
Scott Steager - Lieutenant - Unit 80
City Pumper Company
Scott Hoeft - Captain - Unit 71
Kevin Betzen - Lieutenant - Unit 81
Tanker Company
Tom Baer - Captain - Unit 72
Brian Small - Lieutenant - Unit 82
Rescue Squad Company
Jen Sylvester - Captain - Unit 73
Nick Vandenberg - Lieutenant - Unit 83

Rural Board
Doug Matulka - President
Joe Birkel - Secretary/Treasurer
Bruce Meysenburg
Dave Schmit
Mike Novotny

Certifications are
FF1=Firefighter 1
EMT=Emergency Medical Technician
FR=First Responder

Name Since Rank Certifications
Tom Baer 2001 Lieutenant
Mitch Bartunek 2007 Firefighter  
Kevin Betzen 1994 Lieutenant EMT
Joe Birkel 1998 Sec. Rural Board FR
Scott Boyd 2004 Firefighter  
Todd DeWispleare 2007 Firefighter  
Tom Hamling 1994 Asst. Chief FF1
Mark Hecker 2006 Firefighter  
Shane Hiatt 2002 Firefighter  
Jeff Hilger 1995 Firefighter
Jeff J Hilger 2000 Firefighter FF1
Matt Hilger 1997 Chief EMT-FF1
Bob Hilger 1969 President EMT
Scott Hlavac 1995 Asst Chief EMT-FF1
Norm Hoeft 1960 Firefighter  
Scott Hoeft 1989 Captain EMT-FF1
Kevin Hotovy 1999 Captain EMT-FF1
Don Howe 1963 Firefighter  
Anthony "ED" Kobus 2005 Firefighter  
Matt Kracl 2007 Firefighter  
Bill Lawson 1965 Firefighter
Doug Matulka 1973 Pres. Rural Board EMT-FF1
Chad Meysenburg 2000 Firefighter FF1-EMT
Jim Novacek 1990 Firefighter EMT-FF1
Jerry Oborny 1990 Firefighter EMT-FF1
Tim Prothman 1995 Firefighter FF1-FR
Rick Schneider 1998 Training Officer EMT-FF1
Larry Sloup 1966 Firefighter  
Mark Sloup 2000 Training Officer FF1
Brian Small 2002  Lieutenant EMT
Ken Smith 1974 Firefighter EMT
Scott Steager 2002 Lieutenant  
Jen Sylvester 2004 Captain EMT
Wesley Truex 2007 Firefighter
Nick Vandenberg 1992 Lieutenant EMT-FF1
Linda Vandenberg 1992 Sec/Treasurer EMT-FF1
Larry Vanis 1974 Firefighter EMT
Milo Vanis 1972 Garrison Chief  
Don Wondercheck 1948 Firefighter
Ben Yates 2007 Firefighter  
Shonna Yost 2007 Firefighter  
Todd Yost 2006 Firefighter  
Karl Ziethen 1972 Other Garrison Chief  

 

 

The personnel of this department give up a great deal of time from their lives to help make this a excellent department and provide a great service to the community.  This volunteer dedication saves the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.  This page will introduce you to our membership and officers.