Kent County Maryland Fire & EMS
Hall of Fame
Chiefs Association Past Presidents
* Edward Conner – Community Fire Co.
Chief Association Charter Member
* John (Jack) T. Dwyer, Jr. – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Charter Member & Past President – 1969 & 1982
Calvin McHenry – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Charter Member & Past President – 1971
* Elmer Price, Sr. – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Charter Member
* H. Evans Neal – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Charter Member & Past President – 1967, 1968 & 1970
* Burgess Tucker – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Charter Member
* Paul Adams – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
Chief Association Charter Member
* Edward Pinder – Community Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1972
* Louis T. Grahamer, Sr. – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1973
* Robert (Bob) A. Moore – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1974 – 1981
F. Bruce Neal – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1983, 1984, 1986, 1999, 2000 & 2006
* Herman Jones – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1985
James B. Alfree – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1987
John H. Krastel, Jr. – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1988
John W. Dwyer – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1989 & 1992
Wm. Richard (Whitey) White – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1990
Pete Lott – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1991 & 1998
* Albert Clayton – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1993 – 1995
Jeff Thompson – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1996
CJ Morales – Community Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 1997 & 2002
John Thorpe – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2001 & 2007
Christopher A. Powell – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2003 – 2004
L. Gregg Bird, Jr. – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2005
John Nicholson – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2008
Allan Schauber – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
Chief Association Past President – 2009 – 2010
Marshall Ellsworth – Community Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2011
Phillip H. Lott – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2012 – 2014
James L. Price, Jr. – Betterton & Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2015, 2016, 2021 – 2024
John (Otis) Darling – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2017
Richard McIntyre – Community Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2018
Daniel Menchey – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Chief Association Past President – 2019 – 2020
EMS Council Past Presidents
Alex Dolgas – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
EMS Council Past President
Kathy Hastings – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
EMS Council Past President
Antonio (Bucky) Leonardi – Kennedyville & Galena Vol. Fire Co.
EMS Council Past President
Eric Jackson – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
EMS Council Past President
George L. Batholomew – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
EMS Council Past President
Richard (Rick) T. Koch, Sr. – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
EMS Council Past President
Andy Glenn – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
EMS Council Past President
Amanda Collins – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
EMS Council Past President
Jason Lobley – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
EMS Council Past President
Line of Duty Deaths (incidents in Kent County)
* Samuel C. "Sonny Boy" Jacob – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
Line of Duty Death – June 29th, 1952
* Harry R. Brice – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Line of Duty Death – May 18th, 1956
* Richard L. Loller – Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 of Chesapeake City
Line of Duty Death – May 18th, 1956
Additional Hall of Fame Members
James M. Alfree – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Joanne M. Alfree – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* John (Jack) R. Alfree, Sr. – Galena Vol Fire Co.
* J.B. Anderson – Community Fire Co.
* Norris Arment – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Steven P. Atwater – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* C. Arthur Bacon – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Allison Bird – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Wm. (Buster) Blackiston – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Harry Bolton – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* George Boyd – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Paul Brought – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Wm. (Bill) Briscoe – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Rev. Joseph Burris – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
* Barbara Jane Camp – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Gene Camp – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Harvey H. Camp – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Thomas H. Camp – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Walter (Buddy) R. Campbell, Jr. – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Wm. (Chip) Campbell – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Wm. (Bill) Clark – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
* Wm. (Bill) Coleman – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* James E. Connolley, Sr. – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
James E. (Eddie) Connolley, Jr. – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Nan D. Councell – Galena Vol. Fire Co
Leroy Davis – Community Fire Co.
* J. Theodore Dempsey – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
* Norma Ann Dempsey – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
* Robert (Bob) N. Dempsey – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Jesse Downey, Sr. – Community Fire Co.
Amy Duhamell – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Ethel K. Duhamell – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* John W. Duhamell, Sr. – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
John (Jackie) W. Duhamell, Jr. – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Scott M. Duhamell – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Les Dulin – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Wm. (Bill) H. Dwyer, Sr. – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Ann Dwyer – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Jeffrey D. Dwyer – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Dave Eason, Sr. – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Andrea T. Edwards – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
Barry Edwards – Community Fire Co.
* Burton Edwards – Galena Vol. Fire Co
* John Eliason – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Walker Eliason – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Donald J. Elliott – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Harry (Sonny) Everett, Jr. – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Gary Fellows – Community Fire Co.
* Rev. Charles W. Frazier – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
David E. Freeman – Community Fire Co.
* Samuel Egar Glenn – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
Nancy Grahamer – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Mary H. Grussing – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
Jeffrey R. Haley – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Larry Hastings – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
Brian Hemperly – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Ronnie Hickman – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
S. Paige Hickman – Community Fire Co.
Wm. (Bill) L. Hildebrand – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Louis Hollett – Community Fire Co.
* Anna Hopkins – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Rev. Charles Huffman – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Dr. J.M. Jacqueth – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
* Thomas G. Johnston – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Amos Edwin (Smoke) Joiner – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Gary Jones – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
Wayne Kaufman – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
* George L. Kennedy – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
* Robert W. Kennedy – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
* Wm. Kerr – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
* Theodore Landskroener – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Franklin Legg, Sr. – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Ernest C. Leverage – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Wayne Leverage – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Johathan N. Longest – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
John (Jackie) M. Luike – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Thomas McDowell – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
* Paul B. McGinnis – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
Kristin McMenamin – Chestertown & Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Clarence Melvin – Community Fire Co.
* Jack Middleton – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
Kenneth (Bunk) Miller – Kennedyville & Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Susie Miller – Galena & Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
* Edith Morales – Community Fire Co.
* S. Clyde Morris, Jr. – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
* John Mulford – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* George Newcomb – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Bruce W. Owens – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
* Donald Owens – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
* Carol Pisapia – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Harry J. Pisapia – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Joyce S. Powell – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
L. Carol Powell – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Patrick (Moose) B. Powell – Community Fire & Galena Vol. Fire Co.
S. Richard (Dick) Powell – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Deborah Price – Kent County Chiefs’ Association
* James L. Price, Sr. – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Wm. Pumphrey – Betterton Vol. Fire Co.
Danny Quinn – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
* Wm. Floyd Rash – Community Fire Co.
* James B. Reese – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Scott A. Rodney – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Tracey Rodney – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Thomas W. Russum – Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co.
Robert (Bob) Rust, Jr. – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
* James Ryan – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Foster Shahan – Community Fire Co.
David W. Shaw – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Lisa Shaw – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
James Siemen – Kent & Queen Anne Rescue Squad
* Bunnie Smoot – Community Fire Co.
Randy Smoot – Community Fire Co.
Jeff Squires – Community Fire Co.
Walter (Ringo) Strong – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Edward P. Sutton – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Lesie B. Thompson – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* James A. Tolson – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
Marion Townsend, Sr. – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
* S. Robert Tucker - Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
* Nettie Tuner – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Dougals Uhl – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Alan Urie – Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
* Herbert Urie - Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co.
* Edward W. Vansant – Community Fire Co.
* George Vickers – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Herman W. Voshell, Sr. – Community Fire Co.
* Carlton Wallace – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Richard P. Wallace – Community Fire Co.
* George Ward – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Willis Wells – Chestertown Vol. Fire Co.
* Bryant Wood – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Ida Mae Woodall – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
Joseph Woodall – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Richard Woodall – Galena Vol. Fire Co.
* Simon Woodall - Galena Vol. Fire Co.
*Deonotes Deceased
