Firecrafter

In 1961 the constitution & by-laws were revised to establish the Council Committee. In 1963 the first elections for council officers were held at the mid-winter dinner. A Chief’s term would be from January to December and as such only one year would be associated with the Chief. Normally the Belzer Fire Chief would be elected the Council Committee Chief.

The first non-standing Fire Chief was elected in 1966. During 1987 a constitution and by-laws revision was passed to elect all officers at the Grand Ritual. And the practice of electing council and flame officers at the Grand Ritual started with the August 1988 ritual. From that point on, the council officers serve from September threw August, thus the double years (1998-99).

(Information provided by M Mike Stalcup)

1920 M Paxton Unger
1921 M Merle Miller
1922 Robert Efroymson XXX
1923 M Don Hawkins
1924 M Theodore Sedam
1925 M Don Higgins
1926 M Alfred Chouinard
1927 M Herbert Sweet
1928 M Charles Shields
1929 M Joe Macy

1930 M Joe Macy
1931 M Walter Cohn
1932 M Leslie Barlet
1933 M Leslie Barlet
1934 M Leslie Barlet
1935 M Marion Disborough
1936 M Marion Disborough/ M Enos Pray (at camp)
1937 M Edward Liljeblad/ M Marion Disborough (at camp)
1938 M Robert Harger
1939 M Robert Harger/ M David Robertson (at camp)

1940 M Phil Robertson/ M Donald Snepp (at camp)
1941 M Jim Kirkhoff/ M Phil Robertson (at camp)
1942 M Dan Orewiler/ M Don Snepp (at camp)
1943 M Don Auble/ M Don Orewiler and M Reiman Steeg (at camp)*
1944 M Ronald Swingley/ M Francis Pray (at camp)
1945 M Paul Conrad
1946 M Dan Orewiler
1947 M Eloy Stevens
1948 M Robert Mehl
1949 M Tom Woerner
* apparently Orewiler was drafted and Steeg finished the camp season

1950 M Richard Tulley
1951 M Bill Bowman
1952 Jack Bratton XXX/ M Carl Tirmenstein (in camp)
1953 M Bob Kiste
1954 Ken McNeely XXX
1955 M Frank McCormick
1956 M Joseph Sitzman
1957 M Dave Mosier
1958 M Tom Huff
1959 M Jim Harmon

1960 M Tom Baldwin (Belzer) M David Williams (Cullom)
1961 M Tom Baldwin (Belzer) John Quick XXX (Cullom)
1962 M Joe Griffin (Belzer) M David Williams (Cullom)
1963 M Burr Betts (Belzer) M Michael Timmons (Cullom)
1964 M Michael St. Pierre (Belzer) M Michael Timmons (Cullom)
1965 M Steve Holt (Belzer) M Noel Humphreys (Cullom)
1966 Lawrence Hood XXX
1967 M Andrew Osman
1968 M Andrew Osman
1969 M Don Hodson

1970 M Steve Blankenship
1971 M Steve Freije
1972 M Larry Rudolph
1973 M Mark St. John
1974 M Dave Brewer
1975 M Mark Montgomery
1976 M John Raney
1977 M Paul Knotts
1978 M John Talley
1979 M Andy Wilkinson

1980 M Jim Brandli
1981 M Michael Moore
1982 M Richard Gilyeat
1983 Matt Peck XXX
1984 M Brian Nichols
1985 M Brian Nichols
1986 M John Craig
1987 M Bob Meador
1988 M Glen Steenberger (served only till August – elections moved from Jan. to Aug.)
1988-89 M Andy Pierce & M Paul St. Pierre (Pierce resigned early in term)
1989-90 M Nick Stillings

1990-91 M Nick Stillings
1991-92 M David Boulware
1992-93 M David Boulware
1993-94 M Matt Fisher
1994-95 M Jon Beckmann
1995-96 M Jon Beckmann
1996-97 M Matt Prine
1997-98 M Nate Faris
1998-99 M Rick Crossland
1999-00 M Reuben Pillsbury

2000-01 M Reuben Pillsbury & M Justin L. Sloan (Pillsbury resigned in mid term)
2001-02 M Justin L. Sloan
2002-03 M Justin “Sox” Scott
2003-04 M Justin “Sox” Scott
2004-05 M Adam Reynolds
2005-06 M Chris Myers
2006-07 M Mike Allen
2007-09 M Chris Myers (Terms moved to begin in January at Mid Winter Dinner.)
2009 M Brad Vest
2010 M David Joest