Groups that comprise the Administration:

Fire Chief: The Fire Chief provides leadership, vision, and direction for SFD and receives his guidance from the elected Board. The District is made up of four divisions, Administration, Community Risk Management, Operational Support, and Operations. Each division is led by a member of the executive management team who reports directly to the Fire Chief. The Fire Chief’s challenge is to prepare to meet the needs of today and the unforeseen needs of the future by balancing the safety of our personnel, the response needs of the community, and the impact of these on our taxpayers.

Executive Management: The Fire chief, Assistant Chiefs, and Fire Marshal are the Executive Management team.  The Fire Chief provides leadership, vision, and direction for SFD and receives his guidance from the elected Board.  The challenge is to prepare to meet the needs of today and the unforeseen needs of the future by balancing the safety of our personnel, the response needs of the community, and the impact of these on our taxpayers.

Business Director: Karen Daines MPA, joined the District in July 2008 to fill the new position of Business Director. This position serves as one of the members of the District's executive team and oversees the offices of Administration, Finance, and Human Resources.

Administrative and Finance Manager: Sandi Schmidt manages the Administrative and Finance departments. Monetary matters of the district are handled by this section, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fire billing, grant accounting, asset records and facilities/equipment insurance issues for the District, the creation of the fiscal year budget, and ensuring that expenditures adhere to the approved budget and all applicable policies and procedures. The district is audited by an outside firm annually to confirm that SFD is following acceptable accounting practices and managing the taxpayers' monies appropriately. In addition to the Finance Manager, this section includes a Finance Assistant, Finance Specialist, and a half time Finance/Account Clerk.

Ambulance Billing: One full-time employee and one half time employee, an Ambulance Billing Specialist and a Finance Clerk are responsible for preparing invoices generated as a result of ambulance services provided by SFD.  Ambulance revenues are second only to property taxes as a major source of income for the fire district.

Administrative Lead and Administrative Assistant:  This group provides clerical support to all areas of SFD.  Positions within this area include an Administrative Lead and Administrative Assistant, which report to the Finance Manager.  They provide reception and customer support at the front desk of the district’s administrative offices, and support to the Finance Section by working with shipping and receiving.  The Administrative Lead works closely with the division and section managers providing clerical support.  This area is responsible for many of the written materials that are developed for use either internally or externally, such as project proposals, minutes of meeting, policies and procedures, legal notices, public information, etc.

Human Resources: The Human Resource (HR) Office works directly with the Business Director to supports the mission of the District.  The mission of HR is: To recruit the most talented applicants to join our team; to take care of our current employees through professional development, employee recognition/rewards, and a competitive compensation / benefit package; and to assist our employees in preparation for their retirement through financial and quality of life preparation.  HR focuses on three strategies to accomplish this: 1) Represent, advise and assist employees with questions/concerns about policies, procedures, compensation, and performance 2) Establish, develop, maintain, refine, (through employee input), and communicate effectively designated administrative procedures; and 3) Consistently review best practices of other public service agencies to maintain a forward thinking posture within the organization.  The HR Manager, Mandi Garfield, is supported by a full-time HR Assistant who primarily focuses on benefits administration.