KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT (KFD)
KFD Past Chiefs There have been 17 different Fire Chiefs over the Knoxville Fire Department since 1875.
1875-1885 John Mason Boyd M.D. First volunteer department chief 1885-1900 Herman Schenk First Chief of the new KFD paid dept.
1900-1929 S.B. Boyd 1929-1929 B.F. Suddarth 1929-1954 C.M. Johnson 1954-1956 J.P. Warwick 1956-1964 Roy Conner	1964-1972 J.P. Anderton 1972-1976 Howard Shoffner 1976-1982 Paul Warwick 1982-1997 Bruce Cureton 1997-2002 Gene Hamlin	2002-2004 Edward Cureton 2004-2004 Charlie Hansard 2004-2006 Carlos Perez 2006-2009 Robert Key 2009-present Stan Sharp