Fire Administration 70 East Hollis Street   Nashua  NH   03060 Phone: 603-594-3651       Fax: 603-589-3474

Chief of Department - Brian Morrissey   Brian W. Morrissey serves as Chief of the Department. Chief Morrissey is a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He joined Nashua Fire Rescue as a Firefighter in August of 1978; in 1986 he was promoted to Lieutenant followed by Captain in 1991. Chief Morrissey was promoted to Deputy Chief in 2000 and served as shift commander, in 2001 he was promoted to Assistant Chief.  In March of 2007 he was promoted to his current position. Chief Morrissey attended Bunker Hill Community College and is a Hazardous Materials Technician. During his career Chief Morrissey held several elected positions in IAFF Local 789 including six terms as President, he also served as an officer in the Firemen’s Relief Association and the New Hampshire State Permanent Firefighters Association. He currently serves as a Trustee on The New Hampshire Retirement System.   Assistant Chief of Department - Keith Anderson Sr.    Assistant Chief Keith Anderson was appointed to his position in March of 2007.  He is a native of Tewksbury MA and a graduate of Tewksbury High School.  Chief Anderson joined Nashua Fire Rescue in September 1977.  He worked through the ranks becoming a Lieutenant in 1991 then Captain in 2003.      Deputy Chiefs of Department - Shift Commanders       Deputy Chief Michael B O'Brien Sr Group 1 Shift Commander  Michael B O'Brien Sr. serves as a Deputy Fire Chief, he was born in Boston and was raised in Cambridge Massachusetts. He joined Nashua Fire Rescue as a firefighter in January 1981: in 1991 he was promoted Lieutenant followed by Captain in 1996. Deputy O’Brien was promoted to Deputy Fire Chief in 2001 and currently serves as shift commander of Group One: and is the Chief Officer of the Nashua Fire Rescue Dive Team. Deputy O’Brien’s other assignments include preplanning, special operations.   He attended Don Bosco Technical High School Boston, and Massachusetts Maritime Academy at Buzzards Bay. During his career Deputy O’Brien served as an elected official in IAFF Local 789 as station steward, and as a member of the Safety Committee. He also held office in the Nashua Firemen’s Relief Association, and is a member of the New Hampshire Fire Chiefs Association. Deputy O'Brien also holds office as a State Representative in the New Hampshire General Court.                        Deputy Chief Steven G. Galipeau Group 2 Shift Commander  Steven G. Galipeau currently serves Nashua Fire Rescue as a Deputy Fire Chief. Deputy Galipeau is a Nashua native and a second generation firefighter with Nashua Fire Rescue. His dad Wilfred Galipeau served Nashua Fire Rescue as a firefighter from 1958 to 1983. Deputy Galipeau joined the Fire Department in March of 1980. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1996, Captain in 2000, and Deputy Chief in 2007. He is currently the Group 2 Shift Commander. Deputy Galipeau is the fire department’s representative on the LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee), Grants Manager, and a member of the SMART Hazardous Materials Response Team as a certified Hazardous Materials Technician.   Deputy Galipeau attended New Hampshire Technical College – Laconia where he earned an Associates Degree in Fire Science, and completed the Rivier College Homeland Security & Emergency / Disaster Management certification..  Deputy Galipeau is also working with Granite State College on a Bachelors Degree in Fire Service Administration.                      Deputy Chief Daniel Cronin Group 3 Shift Commander Deputy Chief Daniel Cronin is the Shift Commander of Group 3. Deputy Cronin is a native of Tewksbury Massachusetts. A graduate of Austin Preparatory High School in Reading Ma. He attended North Shore Community College. Appointed to Nashua Fire Rescue in 1977. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1989 and Captain in 2000. In June 2004 he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief. Resides in Nashua with his wife and two children.                           Deputy Chief John Allison Group 4 Shift Commander Deputy Chief John Allison is the Shift Commander of Group 4.  Appointed to Nashua Fire Rescue in 1971. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1977 and Captain in 1982. In November 1987 he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief.