City Of Ames: Ames Deputy Fire Chief Candidates To Give Public Presentations

Press release from the City of Ames:

02/25/2022 2:30 PM

Three finalists have been selected to interview for the position of Ames Deputy Fire Chief. A public presentation has been scheduled for each candidate so the public has a chance to meet each finalist.

The Deputy Fire Chief, under the general supervision of the Fire Chief, plans and directs the activities of the Fire Department, including planning, directing, and supervising the department’s activities and operations. The Deputy Fire Chief also assumes command in the absence of the Fire Chief.

The first public presentation will be for candidate Karen Tapper at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at the Homewood Golf Course Clubhouse, 401 E. 20th St. Tapper is currently Shift Commander with the Ames Fire Department. She has been with the Ames Fire Department since 1999, was promoted to Lieutenant in 2006, and then to Shift Commander in 2016.

Tapper has a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and a master’s degree from Waldorf University. She has the following certifications: Fire Department Vehicle Diver Operator Pumper, Fire Officer II, Fire Officer I, Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Fighter II, Fire Fighter I, Emergency Medical Responder, Fire Instructor II, and Fire Department Safety Officers Association Incident Safety Officer NFPA Standard 1521.

The second public presentation will be for candidate Matthew Price at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at the Homewood Golf Course Clubhouse. Price is currently Captain with the Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department, where he leads the EMS Division and serves as Shift Commander.

Price has a bachelor’s degree from Waldorf University and a master’s degree from Drake University. He has the following certifications: EMT-P, Fire Officer I, Instructor I, HazMat Operations, Fire Fighter II, Fire Fighter I, Fire Instructor II, Fire Officer II, ICS 300, and ICS 400.

This press release was produced by the City of Ames. The views expressed here are the author’s own.