Consolidation
In 1928 (adopted 5th day of April) the Le Mars Fire Department consolidated from 4 fire companies to 1 company.
Name Change
By the late 1900s the name of the department was changed from Le Mars Fire Department to Le Mars Fire-Rescue Department.
Former Fire Chiefs
Fire Chiefs work under the theme of "Where Duty Calls, You'll Find Us."
- Herman R. Becker Sr., 1926 - 1939/1940 - 1946 (19 years)
- Ray Atwood, 1939 - 1940 (1 year)
- Dow Danbrink, 1946 -1957 (11 years)
- Herman Becker Jr. 1957 - 1966/1967 - 1969/1970 - 1974 (15 years)
- Len Harrison, 1966 - 1967 (1 year)
- Earl Bogen, 1969 - 1970 (1 year)
- Fritz Heissel, 1974 - 1978 (4 years)
- Pete Stoos, 1978 - 1983 (5 years)
- Wayne Schipper, 1983 - 2010 (27 years) - Appointed 1st full time chief in 1990
- David Schipper, July 2010 - present