Fire Chief and Personnel

Paola Fire Department

Andy Martin, Fire Chief


Andy has served the City of Paola as a member of the Fire Department since 1992. He was promoted to Fire Chief in 2006.
Fire Chief Andy Martin

Bruce Hartig, Deputy Fire Chief


Bruce has served the City of Paola as a member of the Fire Department since 2006. He was promoted to Deputy Fire Chief in 2009.
Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Hartig

Personnel


The Fire Department has 31 Volunteer personnel with over 350 years of combined service. They are your neighbors, our “Citizens in Service.” They come from all walks of life, from Tradesmen and Professionals to Career Firefighters and Businessmen. They have a common goal to help make “Our Home Town” safe.

View the Paola Fire Department Organizational Chart.

Volunteer Firefighters in the U.S. save taxpayers an estimated $139.8 Billion Dollars a year, according to a 2014 report from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Paola Fire Department


Paola Fire Dept Picture 2020

Company Drills

Trick or Treat at the Firehouse


Remebering one of our own