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MSVFA Officers

Current Officers of The MSVFA Are Listed Below...

Chair Calvin Larson msvfachair@msvfa.org

Vice Chair Dave Jaeger msvfavicechair@msvfa.org

Secretary Dave Ganfield msvfasec@msvfa.org

Treasurer John Wiskocil msvfatreas@msvfa.org

Exec. Committee Gov. Jan Lee Jorgenson msvfareg5@msvfa.org

MSVFA Corporate Offices

MSVFA Office

13728 Danbury Path
Rosemount, MN 55068-3329
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MSVFA Board of Governors

Calvin Larson

MSVFA Governor - Region 1

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Dave Jaeger

MSVFA Governor - Region 2

One of the founding members of the MSVFA, Dave is a active member of the Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department for 37 years.He has serviced as training officer, captain, and treasurer of the relief association for 33 years. Dave was a instructor for fire training and a burn instructor for northern Minnesota. In 1989 he became Instructor of the Year for FIAM. Dave serves on the Office of the State Auditors Volunteer Firefighter Relief Association working group and he help out other relief association if they have problems.

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MSVFA Governor - Region 3

Woody Walters

MSVFA Governor - Region 4

Jan Lee Jorgenson

MSVFA Governor - Region 5

I joined the Kandiyohi Volunteer Fire Department in September of 1981. In 1985 I started teaching for the State Fire Training Office as an adjunct instructor. In 1988 I joined the Willmar Volunteer Fire Department and returned to the department of my roots. I also had the opportunity to work on a National Wildland Type I and Type II Incident Management Team Planning Section general staff. In August of 1999 the Minnesota Dept. of Pub Safety, Div. of Emergency Management offered me a position of Senior Community Planner and Exercise Training Coordinator. In August of 2000 the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Fire/EMS/Safety Center offered me the position of Central District Coordinator and the National Fire Academy Programs Manager. I retired in 2004 after 23 years in the fire and emergency services.

John Wiskocil

MSVFA Governor - Region 6

Dave Ganfield

MSVFA Governor - Region 7

One of the founding members of the MSVFA, Dave is a retired firefighter with 22 years of service with the Apple Valley Fire Department serving as a Firefighter, District Chief and Training Officer of the 70 member department prior to retirement in 2001.

He also served with the Apple Valley Firefighters Relief Association as Trustee, Treasurer and President from 1981-2001. Since 2001, Dave has been serving as Administrator for the Board of Trustees.
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Warren R. Jorgenson

MSVFA Governor - At Large

I join the Willmar Volunteer Fire Department in 1969. In 1974 I was hired as the Chief Mechanic for the station, grounds, equipment and apparatus. I rose to the ranks to Lieutenant of our ladder company. In 1979 I was offered the job of Senior State Fire Instructor for the state training office and I accepted. That brought an end to my days with the Willmar fire department in 1982 as I was traveling all over the state. As of July 2010 I have worked for the State training Office for 31 years and have 41 years of experience in all aspects of the fire service working with volunteer and career fire departments, including fire administration, suppression and prevention. My primary duties with the MSVFA is webmaster.

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Calvin Larson Bio

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Region 7 Governor – Dave Ganfield

He also served with the Apple Valley Firefighters Relief Association as Trustee, Treasurer and President from 1981-2001. Since 2001, Dave has been serving as Administrator for the Board of Trustees.

Dave assisted with training and education at Minnesota State Fire Schools, the League of MN Cities and the MN State Fire Department Association Annual Conference and currently serves on the Office of the State Auditor’s Volunteer Firefighter Relief Assn. Working Group and does Relief Association Training.

From 1985 to 2002, Dave was also a career firefighter with the City of Richfield serving as a Lieutenant up to his retirement due to a Line of Duty Disability in 2001.

Dave is still very active with the MN Fire Service today, serving as Secretary of the MSVFA, writing articles for the Smoke-Eater, keeping abreast of volunteer fire pension legislation, doing pension training for MN volunteer fire departments and serving as liaison to the MN Fire Service for the 2011 Festival of Tribute & Honor.

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ABOUT US

MSVFA Officers

Calvin Larson

Dave Jaeger

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Woody Walters

Jan Lee Jorgenson

John Wiskocil

Dave Ganfield

Warren R. Jorgenson

Calvin Larson Bio

Region 7 Governor – Dave Ganfield