Fire Department Personnel

The Fire Department has an authorized strength of 11 full-time and 55 part-time employees. Here is a listing of all department employees:

Full Time Staff

• Fire Chief Timothy Bantes
• Assistant Chief (Fire Prevention Services) Richard Trilling
• Assistant Chief (Training and Safety) Michael DeBruler
• Administrative Assistant Lisa Gabriel
• Fire Prevention Specialist Robert Buettner

A Shift

• Captain Brian Schommer
• Lieutenant Robert Olson
• Firefighter Brad Paltzer

B Shift

• Lieutenant Mike Geissler
• Firefighter Robert Schipper
• Firefighter Chad Martin

Part Time Staff

• Assistant Chief (Paid-on-Call Services) Robert Hilton
• Captain Dennis Fickel
• Captain Mark Heling
• Lieutenant John Clark
• Lieutenant William Gretzinger
• Lieutenant Jeremy Hansen
• Lieutenant David Witthuhn
• Firefighter John Baum
• Firefighter Richard Bodway
• Firefighter Jacob Cahak
• Firefighter Robert Dahlberg
• Firefighter Michael Daniels
• Firefighter Dave Dassow
• Firefighter Brian Davis
• Firefighter Brian DuChateau
• Firefighter Nicolas Everson
• Firefighter Kevin Fickel
• Firefighter Jeremy Garrow
• Firefighter Kory Hansen
• Firefighter Thomas High
• Firefighter Sean Hinz 
• Firefighter Jason Krueger
• Firefighter Raul Lazcano
• Firefighter Bonnie Leach
• Firefighter Timothy Martin
• Firefighter Stephen Miner
• Firefighter Mark Nelson
• Firefighter Thomas O'Neill
• Firefighter Jody Paul
• Firefighter David Paulson
• Firefighter Raimonds Pavasaris
• Firefighter Mark Petersen
• Firefighter Ben Ravely
• Firefighter Joshua Salzman
• Firefighter Ted Salzman
• Firefighter Aaron Schellinger
• Firefighter Aaron Stark
• Firefighter Joe Staska
• Firefighter Eric Syring
• Firefighter Sam Van Lieshout
• Firefighter Mike Vanden Hogen
• Firefighter Joseph Vosters

Support Firefighters

• Firefighter Robert 'Toby' Paltzer, Jr.