Ben Stone
Battalion Chief (B Shift)

Battalion Chief Benjamin Stone was born on the Ft. Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas and traveled the United States during his childhood, eventually graduating High School in Syracuse NY. Following his roots, he was always close to public safety, his dad was an Army Military Police Officer and his uncle was the Fire Chief for Lakewood Fire Department, in the early 80s. Ben started his fire service career in 2000 with the Warner’s Hose Company and the Tully Hose Company as a volunteer while working for E-One Emergency Service Manufacturer building response vehicles. Ben joined LAFD as a Firefighter in 2003, transitioned to Driver Engineer in 2009, in 2010 promoted to Captain, finally to Battalion Chief in 2013, and in was assigned to the Division Chief of EMS. Ben is active in several committees across the country, serving on the Los Alamos Medical Center Advisory Board, Medical Advisory Committee, International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of EMS Chiefs, L.A. Public Safety Officer’s Association, L.A. Heart Council, L.A. Health Council and he currently serves as the Vice-President of the New Mexico EMS Educators Association. Ben’s educational achievements include an Associates of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Fire Science, an Associate of Sciences in Paramedicine, and Bachelor of Science in Paramedicine with a Fire Science Minor and a Master of Science in Domestic Preparedness and Executive Fire Service Leadership. Ben is now pursuing his Doctor of Education in Leadership from Grand Canyon University. Additionally, Ben has achieved dual accreditation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence as a Chief Fire Officer and Chief EMS Officer. Ben describes the highlight of his career as the ability to work with such a professional and caring group of people. Ben is happily married to his wife, Deborah. They have two daughters, Izzabel and Samantha.
benjamin.stone@lacnm.us
Micah Brittelle
Battalion Chief (C Shift)
Battalion Chief Micah Brittelle was born in Albuquerque, NM and moved to Los Alamos in 1985. He joined the Los Alamos Fire Department in 2003 as a Firefighter/EMT. He promoted through the ranks from Firefighter, Driver Engineer 2011, Captain 2012, and Battalion Chief of operations 2019. As a Captain, he spent three years as the departments Training Officer before returning to shift work as a house Captain at station 1. He has been a member of the LAFD Hazardous Materials Team, SCBA Team, Bike Team and Technical Rescue Team, which he was the team lead of for six years. He received his AAS in fire science through UNM-LA in 2014. Micah currently lives in Los Alamos with his wife, Stacy, and daughters, Haiden, and Ella.
micah.brittelle@lacnm.us