The Springfield Fire Department is rich in history. The fire department as we know it today became a paid career department on July 1, 1933 under the leadership of Fire Chief Frank Murphy who would remain in that capacity until 1939.
Fire Chiefs
- 2020 to present: Jeff Glodoski
- 2012-2019: Jimmy Hamill
- 2007-2012: Charles Schott
- 1972-2012: David Greer
- 1958-1972: Tom English
- 1951-1958: Landon Hall
- 1943-1951: Frank Murphy
- 1940-1943: Will Ragland
- 1939-1940: John Ridge
- 1933-1939: Frank Murphy