Past Chiefs

The Menomonee Falls Fire Department has had 18 Chiefs throughout its history, with the last two being full-time. As you will notice, some served more than once, as this used to be an elected position.

  • 1894 to 1895 John Huebner
  • 1895 to 1897 Frank E. Bast
  • 1898 to 1901 John Huebner
  • 1904 to 1905 F. Koehler
  • 1905 to 1912 Joel Hoos
  • 1912 to 1912 Charles Horn
  • 1912 to 1913 Joel Hoos
  • 1913 to 1914 Al Mittelstaedt
  • 1914 to 1917 Joel Hoos
  • 1917 to 1920 Fred Thomas
  • 1920 to 1922 Charles Schlafer
  • 1922 to 1923 William Riesch
  • 1923 to 1925 Dr. A.M. Haushalter
  • 1925 to 1928 Adelard Girovard
  • 1928 to 1932 Elmer Bast
  • 1933 to 1954 Arnold Droese
  • 1954 to 1954 Robert Johnston
  • 1954 to 1962 Joseph Riehle
  • 1963 to 1969 Alfred Arnold
  • 1970 to 1971 Robert Maas
  • 1972 to 1998 John Fulcher
  • 1998 to 2009 Robert Coon
  • 2009 to 2013 Jeffrey S Hevey
  • 2014 to 2019 James Mollet
  • 2020 to present Gerard Washington