Los Alamos County

Troy Hughes
Fire Chief

Steven Dawald
Deputy Fire Chief

Wendy Servey
Division Chief (Fire and Life Safety/ Fire Marshal)

James Thwaits
Division Chief (Training)

Christopher Bartlett
Division Chief (EMS)

Joseph Baca
Division Chief (Safety)

Todd Forsythe
Division Chief (LANL Training Coordinator)

Benjamin Stone
Battalion Chief (A shift)

Steve Saiz
Battalion Chief (B Shift)

Micah Brittelle
Battalion Fire Chief (C Shift)

Kelly Sterna
Division Chief (Wildland)

Aaron McNiff
Captain (Training)

Manual Pacheco
EMS Training Captain

Stephen Rinaldi 
Senior Fire Life Safety Coordinator (Fire Marshal's Office)

Howard Hall
Security and Safeguards/Labor Relations Manager

The goal of the Los Alamos Fire Department Administrative Services Team (AST) is to exceed customer expectations by assisting the members of LAFD with the resources and tools they need to deliver exceptional services.

The LAFD-AST Playbook was created from customer feedback, and serves as a guide for the LAFD-AST.

Administrative Services Team

Norma Jean Valdez
Senior Management Analyst (Accreditation Manager)
norma.valdez@lacnm.us

Xavier Anderson
Management Analyst (Finance & Budget)
xavier.anderson@lacnm.us

Bev Purtymun
Management Analyst (Business Operations)
beverly.purtymun@lacnm.us

Louisa S. Martinez
Fire Life Safety Technology Specialist
louisa.martinez@lacnm.us

Marisha Ballew
Senior Office Specialist (Safety and Human Relations)
marisha.ballew@lacnm.us

LeeAnn Salazar
Senior Office Specialist (Physical Resources)
leeann.salazar@lacnm.us

Ana Martinez 
Senior Office Specialist (Training and EMS)
ana.martinez@lacnm.us

Marisol Padilla  
Senior Office Specialist (F&LS/Public Outreach Coordinator/Wildland)
marisol.padilla@lacnm.us