Deputy Chief / Fire Marshal

Randy Vasquez

Randy Vasquez was appointed to the position of Deputy Chief – Fire Marshal by the Pattonville Fire Protection District Board of Directors effective March 11th, 2026.  Chief Vasquez’s responsibilities include managing Pattonville Fire Protection District’s fire prevention, inspection, code-enforcement and pre-incident planning programs.

Deputy Chief Randy Vasquez began his career in the Fire & EMS service as a Volunteer Firefighter with the Mascoutah Rural (IL) Fire Protection District in 2002.  After attaining licensure as a Paramedic, Deputy Chief Vasquez served with the West Overland EMS & Fire Protection District from 2009 until 2014.  Chief Vasquez became an employee of the Pattonville Fire Protection District in February 2014, and has served in the ranks of Firefighter-Paramedic, Acting Engineer, Acting Captain, Fire Inspector, and Interim Deputy Chief - Fire Marshal prior to promotion to his current role as Pattonville’s Deputy Chief - Fire Marshal. 

Deputy Chief Vasquez is certified as a Fire Inspector and Fire Investigator by the State of Missouri. He has attended the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, completing specialty training in the areas of fire prevention and investigation.  Deputy Chief Vasquez is a member of the Metropolitan Fire Marshals Association, the International Association of Arson Investigators, and the International Association of Fire Fighters – IAFF Local 2665. Deputy Chief Vasquez’s dedication to the fire service extends beyond Pattonville. He is the volunteer Fire Chief of his rural hometown fire department. He is also an Instructor with the Southwestern Illinois College Fire Science Program where he has trained new Firefighters in the program’s year-long Part-Time Fire Academy since 2009.

Deputy Chief Vasquez is the proud father of five daughters.  In his time away from Pattonville he enjoys camping and attending his daughters’ many dance competitions.