History

Past Fire Chiefs

Arnold (Ready) Dyer
1954-1956
Buckner Fire Department

Maurice O’Dell
1956-1959
Buckner Fire Department

Duane Jones
1959-1962
Buckner Fire Department

Paul Gibson
1962-1968
Buckner Fire Department and
1963 Osage Fire Protection District

E.H. Bob Baldus
1968-1973
Osage Fire Protection District

Neal Smith
1973-1978
Osage Fire Protection District

Jack Snead
1978-1981
Osage Fire Protection District and
Fort Osage Fire Protection District

Richard Lehmann
1981-1982
Fort Osage Fire Protection District

Robert Pottberg
1982-2002
Fort Osage Fire Protection District

Greg Pottberg
2002-2010
Fort Osage Fire Protection District

John E. Yocum
2010-Present
Fort Osage Fire Protection District