Administrative Services

LAFD staff

The Administration Division provides overall management of the Department. Staff members provide administrative support to other Divisions, assist with the development of annual budgets, and support the contract between the County and the Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). This Division manages the facilities, property and equipment assigned to the Department and is responsible for the management of personnel and related functions.

Fire Administration Staff

Troy Hughes
Fire Chief

Wendy Servey
Deputy Fire Chief

James Pepe
Division Chief (Fire and Life Safety/ Fire Marshal)

Timothy Johnson
Division Chief (Training)

Christopher Bartlett
Division Chief (EMS)

Todd Forsythe
Division Chief (Safety)

Jeff Saiz
Division Chief (LANL Training Coordinator)

James Thwaits
Battalion Chief (A shift)

Steve Saiz
Battalion Chief (B Shift)

Micah Brittelle
Battalion Fire Chief (C Shift)

Kelly Sterna
Division Chief (Wildland)

Aaron McNiff
Captain (Training)

Manual Pacheco
EMS Training Captain

Colorado Cordova
Senior Fire Life Safety Coordinator (Fire Marshal's Office/Driver Engineer)

Administrative Services Team

The goal of the Los Alamos Fire Department Administrative Services Team (AST) is to exceed customer expectations by assisting the members of LAFD with the resources and tools they need to deliver exceptional services.

The LAFD-AST Playbook(PDF, 906KB) was created from customer feedback, and serves as a guide for the LAFD-AST.


Administrative Services Team

Norma Jean Valdez
Deputy Security & Admin Services Manager
norma.valdez@lacnm.us

Josh Sammons
Fire Technology Manager
joshua.sammons@lacnm.us

Xavier Anderson
Management Analyst (Finance, Budget & Accreditation Manager)
xavier.anderson@lacnm.us

Marisol Padilla
Management Analyst (Business Operations)
marisol.padilla@lacnm.us

Vacant
Fire Life Safety Technology Specialist

Vacant
Payroll & Administrative Specialist

Ana Martinez
Office Manager
ana.martinez@lacnm.us

Samantha Gil
Senior Office Specialist (EMS and Human Relations)
samantha.gil@lacnm.us

Vacant
Senior Office Specialist (Training)

Nichol Gallegos
Senior Office Specialist (Physical Resources and Safety)
nichol.gallegos@lacnm.us