LEADERSHIP

Chief Lee Kilgore is married with 2 children.  He is a 1993 graduate of Warrior High School where he was a multi-sport athlete and State Champion Hurdler.  He started his career as a volunteer firefighter for the Warrior Fire Department in June of 1996.   He worked at the local Movie Gallery while paying his way through EMT school.  In 1997 he completed Basic EMT and won firefighter of the year for the City of Warrior.  He then began work for Blount EMS and continued his education to become an EMT Paramedic.  He was hired by the City of Tuscaloosa Fire Department in August of 1999.  While at TFD, he became part of their technical rescue team and helped establish the Surface/swift Water rescue curriculum taught to every student that attends that class at the Alabama Fire college.   During his tenure at Tuscaloosa Fire, he was hired as a part-time fire/medic for the City of Warrior.  Lee has worked his way through the ranks at WFD and was promoted to Chief this year.   Lee worked for Tuscaloosa for 4 ½ before he made the decision to get into RSA.  He had a 2 year stint at Pleasant Grove Fire and was hired by the Hoover Fire Department in Aug. 2004.  He is currently assigned Truck 11 at Fire St. 6 which also doubles as the Hoover Fire Training Center.  While at Hoover he has served as a member and also Vice President of the Employee Action Committee, Vice President of the Hoover Local 4035 union, and employee representative on the accident review board committee.  He is a member of the board at the Warrior Boys and Girls Club and has spearheaded many community projects.  Lee looks forward to helping with the great progress going on in the department and the city.