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		<title>Dan.roman at 18:50, 27 February 2026</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| 1903–1905 || George Bolster || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| 1903–1905 || George Bolster || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|1906&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| 1951 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(post-retirement) &lt;/del&gt;|| Edwin Parks || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| 1951 || Edwin Parks || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| 1955 || Tom Wiedenhammer || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| 1955 || Tom Wiedenhammer || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Dan.roman: Created page with &quot;Category:Flushing, Michigan   As the Flushing Historical Society, we are proud to present this curated leadership register documenting the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs of the Flushing Fire Department from its earliest recorded officers in the late 19th century through 1985. This information is drawn entirely from departmental meeting minutes, organizational records, and compiled historical notes found in &#039;&#039;A History of the Flushing Fire Department 1893–1985&#039;&#039;.  Thes...&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2026-02-27T18:48:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/index.php/Category:Flushing,_Michigan&quot; title=&quot;Category:Flushing, Michigan&quot;&gt;Category:Flushing, Michigan&lt;/a&gt;   As the Flushing Historical Society, we are proud to present this curated leadership register documenting the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs of the Flushing Fire Department from its earliest recorded officers in the late 19th century through 1985. This information is drawn entirely from departmental meeting minutes, organizational records, and compiled historical notes found in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;A History of the Flushing Fire Department 1893–1985&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.  Thes...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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As the Flushing Historical Society, we are proud to present this curated leadership register documenting the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs of the Flushing Fire Department from its earliest recorded officers in the late 19th century through 1985. This information is drawn entirely from departmental meeting minutes, organizational records, and compiled historical notes found in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;A History of the Flushing Fire Department 1893–1985&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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These officers shaped the evolution of the department during eras of major growth, modernization, community engagement, and change. Their service reflects not only the operational history of the department, but also the civic spirit of Flushing itself.&lt;br /&gt;
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! Fire Chief&lt;br /&gt;
! Citation (File Name Only)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 1895 || J.B. French || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1899 || T.C. Hagan || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1903–1905 || George Bolster || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1911 || Joe Gage || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1916–1921 || Joe Gage || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1922–1924 || Claude Wood || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1945 || Claude Wood || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1948–1951 || Claude Wood || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1952–1981 || Edwin Parks || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1982–1984 || David Bloss || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1985 || Leon Noack || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Year(s)&lt;br /&gt;
! Assistant Chief&lt;br /&gt;
! Citation (File Name Only)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1905 || Joe Gage || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1916 || Bert Way || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1917–1918 || Claude Wood || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1919–1924 || Fred Smith || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1945 || Forrest Graham || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1948 || Joe Bueche || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1951 || E. Bristol || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1951 (post-retirement) || Edwin Parks || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1955 || Tom Wiedenhammer || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1961 || David Bloss || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1961–1982 || David Bloss (continued) || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1982 || Robert Guthrie || A History of Flushing Fire Department 1893 - 1985.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dan.roman</name></author>
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