The Chiefs of the Salem Fire Protection District have instilled a deep tradition of providing emergency services for the residents of the fire district. Each chief passing along the skills learned one to the other, making the daily operation manageable in the ever changing world of Public Safety.

Salem Fire Department Fire Chiefs

George B Simcox 1892 to 1900
H.E.(Stoney) Vogt Sr. 1900 to 1935
Orville (Baldy) Hanes 1935 to 1937
Herschel Y Storment 1937 to 1943
Clarence Lesher 1943 to 1947
Jake Holmes 1943 to 1947
Harper Paul Sweney Jr. 1947 to 1955

Salem Fire Protection District Fire Chiefs

Harper Paul Sweney Jr. 1955 to 1977
Thayer S (Ted) Damon 1977 to 1981
James Raver 1981 to 1996
James T Somer 1996 to 2003
Roger A Mann 2003 to 2018
David A Duncan 2018 to 2022
James Cerny 2022 to Present