Marysville Fire District Fire Chief Ned Vander Pol brings 27 years of fire and emergency medical services experience to our community.

Chief Vander Pol first joined the fire service in 1995 as a volunteer firefighter in California. He then served two decades with the Vista Fire Department in San Diego County, working through the ranks before retiring as Vista’s Fire Chief in December 2022. He was named Marysville Fire District's Fire Chief in February 2023.

Chief Vander Pol holds a master’s degree in public administration, completed the executive fire officer program at the National Fire Academy and is a credentialed Chief Officer from the Commission on Professional Credentialing of the Center for Public Safety Excellence.  He is committed to leading our community-focused public safety organization and looks forward to being involved with the public to understand their safety needs while supporting the personnel providing the service. 

The public is invited to reach out to Chief Vander Pol with district concerns at fire@marysvillefiredistrict.org or request his attendance as a speaker or contributor at outreach@marysvilledistrict.org.