Joplin Fire Chief Jim Furgerson will retire June 7, 2021

Today, May 11, Joplin City Manager Nick Edwards announced the retirement of Joplin Fire Chief Jim Furgerson, effective June 7, 2021, according to a City of Joplin news release.

Furgeson will take a position with Missouri’s State Emergency Management Agency.

A news release from the City of Joplin says, “Furgerson has been with the City for 20 years and became Chief in 2015. After joining the department in 2001, he was promoted to Driver in 2004, and was named Captain in 2006. He was promoted to Battalion Chief in 2010 and Deputy Fire Chief in 2014.”

An interim fire chief will be named in the upcoming weeks.