Captain Harlan Hettrick is a Wisconsin native and was inspired to become active in the fire service by his late uncle who was an assistant chief for the Adams WI fire department (currently the Adams County Fire District). Some of his beliefs (from that inspiration) are: to remember that those who need our help are more important than we are, to lead by example, to be ethical,  and to do the best you can with what you have at your disposal. 

Hettrick has served on the McFarland Fire Department since 1993, when he was married and moved to McFarland. Prior to that, he served on the Shorewood Hills Fire Department for 15 years, and finishing service there as a captain also. He is a retired police detective of the UW-Madison Police Department where a fire department background suited him well in being a fire investigator for the UWPD.

• MABAS Division 115

• COUNTY OF DANE
  
  
• FIRE PREVENTION
  
  
• DCFCA MEMBERS
  
  
• MEETING SCHEDULES
  
  
• MEETING MINUTES
  
  
• JOB OFFERINGS
  
  
• MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENT

Welcome to the Dane County Fire Chief’s Association web site.

The DCFCA membership is made up of Fire Chiefs from the 28 fire department in Dane County as well as 4 fire departments outside of Dane County that serve area with-in Dane County. The Association also has many associate members made up of organizations that work closely with the fire service in Dane County.

The objectives of this Association are to provide a forum for the County Fire Chiefs for the purpose of improving fire protection through department cooperation, mutual-aid and the establishment of uniform operation guidelines within the county. Also provide a forum for recommending changes to state and local legislation as it pertains to all or part of fire department response to emergency and non-emergency incidents.

Our Association members have worked hard over the years to dedicate themselves to public safety. Some of most recent initiatives we have been involved in are, the Dane County Decontamination Initiative, Fire Safety House, the Dane County Radio System Operability Initiative and the State of Wisconsin MABAS implementation.

The men and women who are the firefighters in Dane County are very proud of the service they provide. The fire stations that they work out of are their second homes. The firefighters they work with are their extended families.

Please feel free to visit your local fire station, get to know these people serving you, they are a great bunch

Respectfully,
Marty W. Lamers, President
Dane County Fire Chiefs Association