Fire Tax District

The Wake County Fire Commission makes formal recommendations to the Wake County Board of Commissioners regarding fire protection and emergency services delivery for the departments that are covered under its purview.

Agendas and Minutes

View Agendas and Minutes for the Fire Commission Meetings

Subcommittee Agendas and Minutes

View Agendas and Minutes for the Fire Commission Subcommittee Meetings

Documents

View Documents including Rules of Procedure, Compensation Guidelines, and Meeting dates.

Roles of Fire Commission Members

  • Review and make recommendations on operating budget requests. 
  • Review and make recommendations on CIP budget requests. 
  • Review and support firefighter and volunteer incentive retention and recruitment programs. 
  • Make recommendations to the Wake County Board of Commissioners for continued improvement of the fire protection system.  
  • Review ISO and consultants reports and recommend action for improvement as deemed necessary. 
  • Develop and provide overview of all service district operational regulations and guidelines for the Wake County fire protection service district.

 

Fire Commission Members

Chairman/East Region Primary
Chris Perry		 East Region Alternate
Chris Ward
North Region Primary
David McNulty		 North Region Alternate
Donnie Lawrence
South Region Primary
Leroy Smith		 South Region Alternate
Matt Poole
West Region Primary
Tim Herman		 West Region Alternate
Mike Gerke
Town of Wendell
Jason Joyner		 Chief's Association
Todd Wright
Cost Share Rep Primary
Demetria John		 Cost Share Rep Alternate
Kip Padgett
County Commissioner Rep Primary
Matt Calabria		 County Commissioner Rep Alternate
Shinica Thomas
Subject Matter Expert
Conelle Farrar

Subject Matter Expert
Robert Stagg
Board of Directors Rep Primary
Chris Pierce		 Board of Directors Rep Alternate
Vacant
Citizen/Consumer
Satish Garimella		 Citizen/Consumer
Robert Overton
Citizen/Consumer
Larry Stanford		 Citizen/Consumer
​Nancy Anderson
Citizen/Consumer
Billy Myrick		  

 

Fire Tax District Contacts

Deputy Director - Operations
Responsible for overall management of the Fire Tax District and the liaison between county government, public and nonprofit agencies.
Joseph Vindigni
919-856-5625

Logistics Manager
Responsible for providing logistical support to the Fire Tax District.
Roger Davenport
919-212-9655

System Administrator - Fire Services
Performs data research and administrative support to the Fire Tax District.
Chris Hoffman
919-856-5612