Board of Directors

CHAIRPERSON
Combination Chiefs' Section
Rich Cowger
Fire Chief
Columbus Fire Rescue
PO Box 653
Columbus, MT 59019
(406) 322-4302
rcowger@columbusfirerescue.com

VICE CHAIRPERSON
Volunteer Chiefs' Section
Leonard Lundby
Fire Chief
Manchester Volunteer Fire Dept
15 Loch Lane
Great Falls, MT 59404
(406) 899-8873
llundby@aol.com

2ND VICE CHAIRPERSON
Career Chiefs' Section
Jason Shrauger
Fire Chief
Bozeman Fire Department
PO Box 1230
Bozeman MT 59771
(406) 582-2351
jshrauger@bozeman.net

DIRECTOR
Career Chiefs' Section
Steve Larson
Fire Chief
Helena Fire Department
300 Neill Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 447-8470
slarson@ci.helena.mt.us

DIRECTOR
Career Chiefs' Section
Jeff Miller
Fire Chief
Butte-Silver Bow Fire Dept
120 South Idaho St
Butte, MT 59701
(406) 497-6483
jmiller@bsb.mt.gov

DIRECTOR
Combination Chiefs' Section
Tom Kuntz
Fire Chief
Red Lodge Fire Rescue
PO Box 318
Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 855-6198
firechief@montana.net

WFCA DIRECTOR (MT VP)
Combination Chiefs' Section
Brett Waters
Fire Chief
Central Valley/Belgrade Fire
205 East Main Street
Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 388-4480
bwaters@centralvalleyfire.com

DIRECTOR
Volunteer Chiefs' Section
Bruce Charles
Fire Chief
West End Volunteer Fire & Rescue
PO Box 100
DeBorgia, MT 59830
(406) 678-2000
(406) 396-4730
DeBorgiaFirePlan@aol.com

DIRECTOR
Volunteer Chiefs' Section
Kraig Hansen
Fire Chief
Chinook Volunteer Fire Department
PO Box 1283
Chinook, MT 59523
(406) 945-3834
cfdchief@mtintouch.net

EX-OFFICIO
Allen Lorenz
State Fire Marshal
Department of Justice
PO Box 201415
Helena, MT 59620-1415
(406) 444-2050
alorenz@mt.gov

EX-OFFICIO
Ted Mead
Director
Fire & Aviation, DNRC
PO Box 201601
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 542-4304
tmead@mt.gov

EX-OFFICIO
Butch Weedon
Director
Fire Services Training School
750 6th St. SW
Great Falls, MT 59404
(406) 761-7885
bweedon@montana.edu

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