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About Our Chief


Growing up on a farm in Wilton Township, Jack had big dreams of becoming a fire chief one day. That dream came true in August 1998. When the retirement of former chief Dale Vanderboegh became imminent, there was no question who the next chief officer would be.
Jack has lived in Manhattan area all of his life and signed on as a volunteer firefighter in 1956 with the permission of his parents Bob and Martha Fitzgerald. He was one of the first firefighters to earn a paramedic certification. This year has marked his 30th year as a paramedic and his 50th year with the Manhattan Fire Department.
Jack's involvement in Manhattan extends beyond the fire district. He currently is a trustee for the Manhattan Township Board of Trustees and he served as mayor of Manhattan from 1967 to 1989.

 
 

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