| Western Michigan |
WMAFC Board of Directors
Chief Johnny Menifee, MAFC President, swearing in the WMAFC board.
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Our Past Presidents
| YEAR | CHIEF | FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| 1947-49 | Frank Burns | Grand Rapids |
| 1949-50 | Elmer Bandgren | Muskegon |
| 1950-51 | Roy Green | Traverse City |
| 1951-52 | Tom Freeland | Big Rapids |
| 1952-53 | Ray Hall | Benton Harbor |
| 1953-54 | Andrew Klomparens | Holland |
| 1954-55 | Harry L. Rideout | Muskegon Hts. |
| 1955-56 | F.H. McAllister | Eastwood |
| 1956-57 | Minor Thomas | Wyoming |
| 1957-58 | Harold Weemhoff | Wyoming |
| 1958-59 | Edward Klecka | North Muskegon |
| 1959-60 | Jack Cooper | Traverse City |
| 1960-61 | Theos A. Shaw | Muskegon Twp. |
| 1961-62 | William Sootsman | Northwood |
| 1962-63 | H.R.Houghton | Benton Twp. |
| 1963-64 | Dennis Ward | Muskegon |
| 1964-65 | Jay Waalkes | Wyoming |
| 1965-66 | C. Geldersma | Kent County |
| 1966-67 | Don Burrows | Battle Creek |
| 1967-68 | Dick Brandt | Holland |
| 1968-69 | Horton Neidlinger | St. Joseph |
| 1969-70 | James Mulready | Muskegon Hts. |
| 1970-71 | Ray Kirvan | Big Rapids |
| 1971-72 | Chester Douglas | Kalamazoo |
| 1972-73 | Norman Elenbaas | Muskegon Twp. |
| 1973-74 | Herbert Olsen | Manistee |
| 1974-75 | William Klaasen | Traverse City |
| 1975-76 | Arthur Philip Patriarche | East Lansing |
| 1976-77 | Charles McCoy | Emmett Twp. |
| 1977-78 | William Moore | St Joseph |
| 1978-79 | Robert Thomas | Springfield |
| 1980-81 | Lewis Shellenberger | Marshall |
| 1981-82 | William Bammer | Pennfield Twp. |
| 1982-83 | James Carlisle | Muskegon Twp. |
| 1983-84 | Richard Schipper Sr. | Comstock North |
| 1984-85 | Marion Fuller | Niles |
| 1985-86 | Robert Thue | Muskegon |
| 1986-87 | Bob Mack | Johnstown Twp. |
| 1987-88 | Bill Gruppen | Zeeland |
| 1988-89 | Roger Caris | Hastings |
| 1988-90 | David Lincoln | Benton Harbor |
| 1990-91 | Norman Dodson | Muskegon Twp. |
| 1991-92 | Harold Weeler | Norton Shores |
| 1992 & 1993 | Donald Braunreiter | Jackson |
| 1994 | Donald Good | Fredonia Twp. |
| 1995 | Dan Henderson | Holland |
| 1996 | Allen Vosburg | Burlington Twp. |
| 1997 | C. Mike Hendges | Jackson |
| 1998 | Paul Trinka | Sturgis |
| 1999 | Richard Szczepanek | Grand Haven |
| 2000 | William Schmidt | Walker |
| 2001 | David Peterson | Plainfield Twp. |
| 2002 | Hilbert | Delhi |
| 2003 | Pat Butler | Kalamazoo |
| 2004 | Randy Van Wynen | South Haven |
| 2005 | Dave Purchase | Norton Shores |
| 2006 | Fred Cowper | Meridian |
| 2007 | Robert Walker | Walker |
| 2008 | Cross / John Podgorski | Three Rivers / Portage |
| 2009 | John Podgorski | Portage |
| 2010 | Russ Jansen | Dutton |
| 2011 | Steve Fabiano | Looking Glass |
| 2012 | Tim James | Sunfield |
| 2013 | Mike Weidemann | Kalamazoo Twp |
| 2014 | Bob Austin | Wyoming |
| 2015 | Steven McKellar | Plainfield Twp. |
| 2016 | Jack White | Shelby-Benona |
| 2017 | Todd Szakacs | Byron-Cutlerville |
| 2018 | John Clark | Delta Twp. |
| 2019 | Alan Styles | Dalton Twp. |
| 2020 | Greg Ginebaugh | Delta Twp. |
| 2021 | Don Munn | City of Walker |
| 2022 | Mike Keefe | Allendale |
| 2023 | Mark Cleveland | Eggleston Twp. |
| 2024 | Sam Peterson | Oakfield Twp. |