OUR TEAM

President

Nathan Morris

Nathan is a Driver-Engineer for FLFD, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and has a Bachelors degree in Communications. Nathan is part of the Technical Rescue, ARFF and Marine/Dive Teams at FLFD. In addition to the Museum, Nathan  is very passionate about suicide prevention and mental health therapy. He has helped bring our Museum back up to good standing and has many plans for it’s future.

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Vice President

Kim Van Sant

Kim served with FLFD, working as a Firefighter/Paramedic. Much of her work was at Fire Station 47, until serious on-the-job injuries interrupted her service.  Kim is active in high school youth activities, and helps students get needed Community Service hours while leading them in accomplishing various tasks at our Museum. Our Volunteer Coordinator, you may get a friendly call from Kim for a little help.

Treasurer

Ann Lindie-MacNeil

Ann was one of Fort Lauderdale’s first female firefighters, part of a 1978 program creating more diversity on the FD.  In 1983 she became a Driver/Engineer (Ann says that she loved driving the engines, always wearing bright lipstick…  the talk of the town!) and Lieutenant in 1988.

Ann is married to Bruce MacNeil, a fellow firefighter, and both retired in 2000.  They became active with the Museum in 2002, helping clean, scrape and paint everywhere.

In 2010 they moved to Englewood, Florida, near Sarasota.  Ann & Bruce are once again active with our Museum; Ann our Treasurer and Bruce helping everywhere he can. 

Curator and Secretary 

Jim Van Drunen

After earning a degree in fire protection, and training with the Chicago Fire Department, Jim served as the fire marshal of the Harvey IL and fire chief of the Blue Island IL (suburban Chicago) fire departments.  Active in founding our Museum from 2004 to 2011, Jim has returned to his long-time services as Curator and Secretary in 2020.  Jim and Debbie, his wife, vacationed in Fort Lauderdale for many years, and realized their goal of living here in 1996.

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Trustee

Mike Grady

Mike served with, and retired from FLFR as a Driver/Engineer.  He perhaps set a record with three working fires on his first shift!  Mike helped rebuilt both our Museum's Engines 1 and 3, and is active in their maintenance and operation for Museum educational and promotional events.  He also serves as our Museum's Archivist, and is in the process of organizing and preserving the  thousands of historic photos, slides, movies, videos and documents in our care and keeping.

Trustee

Dave Parker

A college instructor, Dave is a past President and a long-time leader in our neighborhood Sailboat Bend Civic Association, and is its representative on our Board.  Dave has served on our Board since the beginning, and he and his friends have spent years helping to improve and maintain our grounds and landscaping.

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Trustee

Bill Sharp

Born in Ohio, Bill grew up in Hollywood, and moved to Davie in 1977.  He enjoyed baseball, football and track in school, and competing in the State Firefighter Olympics since.  After spending four years in the Coast Guard, Bill joined the FLFD in 1975, mainly at Station 2.  He was promoted to Battalion Chief in 1988.  Bill has been very active helping the Museum from our founding, consistently creating Museum improvements.  He became a Trustee in 2022.

Off duty, Bill loves to fish and dive in the Florida Keys.  Also a craftsman cabinet maker, his trademark woodworking skills are on display everywhere in our Museum, such as all the woodwork in our Day Room and our brass sliding pole feature.

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Trustee

Aaron Caja

Aaron moved from Chicago to south Florida at age 12.  His fire service career started as a volunteer firefighter with Wilton Manors FD.  He then served as a Firefighter/Paramedic with the Oakland Park FD, and began service with the Fort Lauderdale FD in 1999.  Historic Fire Station 3 was Aaron’s first assigned station, so preserving and enjoying our Fire Museum for him is like “coming home”.  A member of several Technical Rescue Teams, Aaron is now normally assigned to the Support squad.

An instructor at Coral Springs regional Institute of Public Safety, he teaches Driver/Engineer, aerial apparatus operation, and technical rescue classes.  Aaron has also served as an IAFF Local 765 “B” shift representative.  He began serving as a Museum Trustee in 2021.

A craft-brew and home-brew aficionado, Aaron helps host the annual Firefighter’s Benevolent Association Octoberfest event.

Trustee

Taylor Beavers

Taylor became a Fort Lauderdale firefighter and paramedic in 2019.  He is frequently assigned to Station 35, near Holy Cross Hospital.  Active with our Apparatus Team, he helps maintain and operate our 1922 Engine 1 and our 1942 Engine 3, as well as with Buildings and Grounds, landscaping and many other areas of service.

Off duty, Taylor enjoys both salt water and fresh water fishing, including bass fishing in the Everglades.

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Trustee

Walter Schrubb

Wally grew up here in Fort Lauderdale, and enjoyed college baseball while in school. He joined the Fort Lauderdale Fire Department in 1990, and was promoted to Driver/Engineer in 1994.  In 1999 Wally became a Field Training Officer, approving new paramedics to 2-person rescue units.  He has served as an EMS instructor at Nova Southeastern University for 26 years, and also taught CERT classes for many years.  Wally became active with the Museum, and a trustee, in 2022.

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Administration

Debra Flowers

Debra is a valued part of our team, overseeing our voluntary Fire Museum Membership payroll program, and also leads our Scholarship committee.