Fire Ground Officers
H. Steven Smedley
Fire Chief 36
Dave Stepler
1st Assist Chief 36-2
Tyler Smith
Captain 36
Tyler Kerstetter
2nd Assist Chief 36-3
Mike Keller
Captain 36-1
Matt Senft
Deputy Fire Chief 36-1
Justin Kwasnoski
3rd Assist Chief 36-4
Dylan Vandernick
Lieutenant 36
Executive Board
Mike Keller
President
Don Poole
Financial Secretary
Jason Barnes
Trustee
H. Steven Smedley
Fire Chief
Dave Stepler
Vice President
Angie Senft
Treasurer
Kyle Miller
Trustee
Tara Rex
Recording Secretary
Bill Haig
Head Trustee
Justin Kwasnoski
Trustee
Soni Ebert
Fireman's Relief Treasurer
West Hanover Emergency Management Officials
Kyle Miller
WHT EMA Director
Todd Hoffman
Fire Marshal
Bruce Hetrick
Deputy WHT EMA Director
Bill Haig
Assistant WHT EMA Director
Kyle Miller
Deputy Fire Marshal
Senior Firefighters
Jason Barnes
Firefighter
Brei Bilder
Firefighter
Kirk Collins
Chauffeur
Karl Conrad
Firefighter
Christian Donahue
Firefighter
Derek Gaylor
Firefighter
Bill Haig
Firefighter / EMT
Todd Hoffman
Firefighter / EMT
Michael Keller
Firefighter
Becky Kerstetter
Firefighter / EMT
Tyler Kerstetter
Firefighter
Cathy Kissinger
Firefighter
Harvey Kuntz
Firefighter
Matt Kuntz
Firefighter / Paramedic
Justin Kwasnoski
Firefighter
Wade Mader
Firefighter
Kyle Miller
Firefighter
Ryan Mills
Firefighter
Ron Petruskie
Firefighter
Ken Phillips
Firefighter
Bill Poole
Firefighter
Doug Schmidt
Firefighter
Gavin Schnoke
Firefighter
Matt Senft
Firefighter
Richard Slusser
Firefighter
H. Steven Smedley
Firefighter
Tyler Smith
Firefighter
Dave Stepler
Firefighter / Paramedic
Stanley Tetzloff
Chauffeur
Dylan Vandernick
Firefighter
John Wolfgang Jr.
Firefighter
Live-Ins
Christian Donahue
Firefighter
Probationary & Junior Firefighters
Tanner Barnes
Probationary Firefighter
Jonathon Gibson
Probationary Firefighter
Cheyna Steager
Probationary Firefighter
Ian Chandler
Probationary Firefighter
Jade Miller
Probationary Firefighter
Sebastian Davis
Probationary Firefighter
Caleb Ross
Probationary Firefighter
Bryce Tanner
Probationary Firefighter
Advanced Emergency Medical Providers
Matt Kuntz
Firefighter / Paramedic
Becky Kerstetter
Firefighter / EMT
Bill Haig
Firefighter / EMT
Dave Stepler
Firefighter / Paramedic
Fire Police
Jason Barnes
Fire Police Captain
Sam Swartz
Fire Police Officer
Kirk Collins
Fire Police Officer
Larry Knapp
Fire Police Lieutenant
Tara Rex
Fire Police Officer
John Kissinger
Fire Police Officer
Don Holmes
Fire Police Officer
Nathan Pfister
Fire Police Officer
Fire Ground / Station Support
Jason Barnes
Chief Engineer
Justin Kwasnoski
Station 1 Truck Foreman
Becky Kerstetter
EMS Officer
Stan Tetzloff
Station 2 Truck Foreman
Bill Haig
Photographer
Ron Petruski
Station 3 Truck Foreman
Past Fire Chiefs
Charles Zimmerman
First Fire Chief - 1948
Chester Megonnel
Fire Chief - 1949
Earl C. Zimmerman
Fire Chief - 1950 and 1951
John H. Houck Jr.
Fire Chief - 1952 to 1982
Bim Edmondson
Fire Chief - 1983 to 1987
Bruce Hetrick
Fire Chief - 1988 to 1990
Tim Shatto
Fire Chief
1991, 1993 and 1994
1998 to 2000, 2012 to 2017
Joe Salvadia
Fire Chief - 1992
Nevin Motter
Fire Chief - January to June 1995
Joseph Habecker
Fire Chief - July 1995 to 1997
John Johnson
Fire Chief - 2001, 2002
June to December 2003
Kirk Collins
Fire Chief - January to May 2003
Brian Cassel
Fire Chief - 2004 to 2007
Matt Senft
Fire Chief - 2008 to 2011
H. Steven Smedley
Fire Chief - 2018 to present
Life Members – Actively serving for 25 years or more
Ron Bouch
Life Member / Retired
Active 1991 to 2019
Dennis Donmoyer
Life Member / Retired
Ray Fields
Life Member / Retired
Bill Gross
Life Member / Retired
Active 1986 to 2011
Carl Haederer
Life Member / Retired
Harold Harman
Life Member / Retired
Steve Hayes
Life Member / Retired
Active 1989 to 2005 and 2015 to 2024
Bruce Hetrick
Life Member
Active 1978 to current
Charles Hinkle
Life Member / Retired
Gary Houck
Life Member
Ed Kuntz
Life Member / Retired
Harvey Kuntz
Life Member - serving since 1969
Matt Kuntz
Life Member - active 1988 to 2008, 2016 to 2021
Ron Petruskie
Life Member - serving since 1986
Gregory Reside
Life Member / Retired
Donald Rhine
Life Member / Retired
Matt Senft
Life Member - serving since 2000
Tim L. Shatto
Life Member / Retired
Serving 1983 to 2021
Richard Slusser
Life Member - serving since 2000
H. Steven Smedley
Life Member - serving since 1980
Barry Straw
Life Member / Retired
Stanley Tetzloff
Life Member / Retired
Active 1988 to 2023
Dean Zimmerman
Life Member / Retired
Active 1986 to 2014
Derrick Zimmerman
Life Member / Retired
Active 1986 to 2014
Ladies Auxiliary - Coming Soon
In Memoriam
Henry Baker
Life Member
Edward Brady
Life Member / Retired
Harold Blough
Life Member
Samuel Bowers
Life Member
Earl Cassel
Life Member
Mel Gochenaur
Life Member
Stanley Goss
Life Member
Quentin Hetrick
Life Member
Chester Hoffer
Life Member
John H. Houck Jr
Life Member
Fire Chief - 1952 to 1982
Lawrence E. Houck
Life Member
Richard Kane
Life Member
Clarence Kuntz
Life Member
Ray Kuntz
Life Member
Stanley Kuntz
Life Member
Walter Kuntz
Life Member
David Lenker
Life Member
Jesse Lenker
Charter / Life Member
Joseph Manmiller
Life Member
Clarence Megonnel
Charter / Life Member
Stanley Megonnel
Charter / Life Member
William "Bill" McCahan
Life Member
Richard McNeal
Life Member
Christopher M. "Buffalo" Mumma
Life Member
Glenn Murphy
Life Member
Kenneth Nye
Life Member
Donald Rexrode
Life Member
Joseph Salvadia
Life Member
Neil Shatto
Life Member
Harold Slepian
Charter / Life Member
Russel Stine
Life Member
Richard "Dick" Timothy
Life Member
Active 1946 - 1996
Assistant Chief for 25 Years
Emill Weiss
Life Member
Dennis Witmer
Life Member
Glenn Witmer
Life Member
Charles Zimmerman
Life Member
Dale L. Zimmerman
Life Member
Earl C. Zimmerman
Life Member
