Along with personal donations from our members, Local 2210 donated an additional $500 into Fire Chief Nelson's bucket for The Salvation Army's charity bell ringing competition.  The competition between Fire Chief Nelson, Police Chief Sullivan and Mayor Wiley was held on December 20th and collectively raised $2,277.75 in just one hour for needy people in our community.  Chief Nelson was the overall winner raising $1,248. Read more here.

Our associated non-profit, Hillsboro Firefighters Random Acts, is holding their annual golf tournament on May 28th 2011.  Not only will you give back to the community by participating, but this year's tournament will also be celebrating the retirement of Chief Gary Seidel.  The annual tournament is held at the Reserve Golf Course.  Registration will be at 12 with a shotgun tee of at 1:30.  To find out more about the golf tournament and Random Acts, click here.

Please welcome Chief Nelson as the new Hillsboro Fire Chief. 

Prior to appointment as Fire Chief, Chief Nelson served the City of Hillsboro as Operations Chief and Interim Fire Chief.  "I'm humbled that the mayor and council have asked me to continue serving the Hillsboro community as its next fire chief," Nelson said in a statement. "Our fire department is among the best in the nation. The men and women who work here are dedicated professionals. Becoming their chief is both an honor and a privilege."  Chief Nelson has worked for the fire department for over 30 years and has held ever positional rank.  Chief Nelson was appointed as the Fire Chief on April 5th.