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Board of Directors

President

Larry Plumer
616 9th Avenue East
Durand, WI 54736
(715)672-4463 Home
(715)279-8010 Cell
plumer@wi-state-firefighters.org

Larry joined the Durand Rural/City Fire Department in 1966, was elected Fire Chief a few years later and he presently still serves in that capacity. He has been a certified fire inspector since 1984 and had served as an officer for the Wisconsin State Fire Inspectors Association from 1975 through 1984. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin State Firefighters Association in 1982, elected President in 1984 and still serves in that capacity today. He has also served on the Wisconsin Technical College Committee on training, multiple family dwellings and 2% Dues under five Wisconsin Governors. He currently serves on the Chippewa Valley Technical College Fire Service Board and is presently Chairman of the Wisconsin Fire & EMS Legislation Coalition consisting of all Wisconsin fire services. He also currently serves as an alternate on the National Volunteer Council.

Larry served on the Durand Municipal Ambulance Service from 1971 until 2009 as a Basic EMT and also as it’s Director for approximately 23 years, retiring in 2009.

In the past, he also served his community as a City Councilman for 18 years, 16 of those years as Council President until his retirement. He presently still serves on two committees for the City of Durand. Larry resides in the City of Durand, WI with his wife Joan.

Vice President

Jim Stormer
619 Arbutus Point Lane
Pickerel, WI 54465
(715) 484-2022 Home
(715) 484-7120 Fax
stormer@wi-state-firefighters.org

Jim Stormer has served on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin State Firefighters Association since 1984 and presently serves as Vice President of the Association while being responsible for putting the vendors together at WSFA conventions.He served on the Lawrence Fire Department for 25 years before moving to Pickerel WI and presently has been on the Pickerel Fire Department for the past 10 years while also serving on their EMT Rescue Squad.He serves on the DNR Advisory Council, working to get grant money out to fire departments under the Forest Protection Applications Grants.Jim also spends a lot of time working as the zoning administer for the past 7 years for Pickerel, WI.
Jim and his wife, Claudette live in Pickerel, WI.

Sec/Treasurer

Barry Kuenkel
Cumberland Fire District
2244 8th St
Cumberland, WI 54829
(715) 822-4352 (Home)
(715)822-8107 (Fire Hall)
Cell: (715) 671-8062
kuenkel@wi-state-firefighters.org

Barry has been a member of the Cumberland Fire Department for 30 years, joining in 1981 and has served as their Fire Chief since 2002. In 1997, he was named the American Legion Firefighter of the year. He also has served on the Barron County LEPC since 1990. In 2007, Barry was elected to the WSFA Board of Directors and presently serves as their Secretary/Treasurer. In the summer and in his spare time, he loves to ride his motorcycle and takes many short trips around the area.

Barry and his wife, Wanda, reside in Cumberland, WI

Director

Ron Hampton
1009 E Bluff
St Cassville, WI 53806
(608)725-5588 – Home
(608)732-4794 – Cell
hampton@wi-state-firefighters.org

Ron was elected to the WSFA Board of Directors during the 2011 Convention, replacing a longtime friend from their area, Dallas Millard, who retired. Ron joined the Cassville Fire Department in 2000 and was elected the department secretary in 2001. He is in charge of filing necessary statistical reports and since 2002 has been the grant writer for the department. His work with securing grants has netted the department $326,000. He also serves on the Cassville Harbor Commission. Ron runs a nearly 1,000-acre cash crop farm with his brother and in doing this, relies on knowledge gained while earning a degree in agronomy at the UW-Platteville. Ron and his wife Chantel have 3 children and he’s happy that his election maintains representation on the WSFA for the southwest part of the state.

Director

Todd Blaser
2304 Hunters Ridge Ct
Manitowoc, WI 54220
(262) 945-4920 – Cell
tblaser@manitowoc.org

Director

Bob Reimert
2839 Lee Road
Tomahawk, WI 54487
(715)453-4857 Home
(715)453-7541 Fax
reimert@wi-state-firefighters.org

Bob has served on the Board of Directors of the WSFA since 1982 and at present serves as Chairman of the Membership Committee.

Bob has been in the fire service since 1969 when he joined the Nokomis Fire Department, the last 16 years as the Chief of that department. He presently serves on the Little Rice Fire Department, with 16 years service and the last 12 years as Assistant Chief.

He is a certified firefighter and first responder and lives just north of Tomahawk with his wife Andrea.

Director

Steve Krause
8203 12th Place
Kenosha, WI 53144
(262)859-3004
work: (262) 859-2277
krause@wi-state-firefighters.org

Director

Barry Johnson
W2395 Dry Coulee Rd
Nelson, WI 54756
(715)673-4382 Home
(608)685-4064 Work
johnson@wi-state-firefighters.org

Barry Johnson has been a member of the Nelson Volunteer Fire Department in Buffalo County for 31 years and has served as chief for the past 21 years. He balances that responsibility with his primary profession as a dairy farmer and his sidelines as town chairman of Nelson, a fire service instructor at Chippewa Valley Community College and a board member of the Wisconsin State Firefighters Association.

He has also served as an EMT for 17 years and helped found the Great River Road First Responders, which serves Pepin County and portions of Buffalo County. He has also volunteered with the ambulance service in neighboring Wabasha, MN.

Executive Secretary

Beverly I. Weissinger
P.O. Box 126
Durand, WI 54736
(800)588-2989 Office
(715)672-8333 Fax
wsfa@wi-state-firefighters.org

Bev has been with the Wisconsin State Firefighter's in the capacity of Executive Secretary since July of 1996. Previously employed for 23 years with a telephone cooperative, she officially retired from that position in 2000 and now enjoys working from her home for the WSFA. As Executive Secretary of the Association, she enjoys and looks forward to serving the Board of Directors of the Association as they continually work to meet the goals of all volunteer firefighters throughout the State of Wisconsin.

Home Office

Wisconsin State Firefighter's Association
P.O. Box 126
Durand, WI 54736

Phone: 1-(800) 588-2989