Chief Bowman is a 29 year veteran of the Fire Service. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Troy State University. He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. He holds the designation of Chief Fire Officer from the Commission on Professional Credentialing. Chief Bowman is also the City’s Emergency Management Director and has past experience of handling four hurricanes as the Emergency Management Director in another municipality.

The city maintains an ISO 2 Public Protection Classification, which ranks the city among the top one percent of fire departments across the country. That ISO designation also helps to keep insurance costs low for property owners.

The fire department responds to more than 7,000 calls a year. Firefighters also provide fire safety instruction to the public and several local schools.

The Leesburg Fire Department has 65 staff members, serving in three battalions on 24-hour shifts. Each shift has a battalion chief, five lieutenants, six driver-engineers and nine firefighters.

We Belong to These Organizations: NFPA, FFCA, IAFC, IAFF Local 2957

Dispatch Method: Dialing 911

Unit	Manufacturer	Model	Type
Engine 61	2006 E-One	Typhoon	Pumper
Tower 61	2005 E-One	Cyclone II	Tower
Engine 62	2003 E-One	Typhoon	Pumper
Ladder 63	2004 E-One	Cyclone II	Quint
Engine 64	2006 E-One	Typhoon	Pumper
Red 61	2004 E-One	Titan HPR II	ARFF