Fire Chief of LDCFM

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The LDCFM Fire Chief is located at the Administration Building next to Station No. 5 at 19th and Iowa (1911 Stewart Ave.) and is directly supported by nine Chief Officers and one civilian Chief of Staff.

The fire chief performs a variety of technical, administrative and supervisory work in planning, organizing, directing and implementing fire prevention, fire suppression, and emergency medical services to prevent or minimize the loss of life and property by fire and emergency medical conditions. This is accomplished through direct supervision of:

To contact the Fire Chief, please call (785) 830-7000; Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or contact:


Acting Fire Chief Joe Hardy
Office: (785) 830-7001
E-mail: jhardy@lawrenceks.gov