| 1951 |
Chief Howard Redding, North Chicago FD |
| 1952 |
Chief Rod Porter, Winnetka FD |
| 1953 |
Chief Howard Rindt, Danville FD |
| 1954 |
Chief Frank Foor, Prospect Heights FPD |
| 1955 |
Chief Howard Reynolds, Jacksonville FD |
| 1956 |
Chief George Haecker, Eureka FD |
| 1957 |
Chief Lynn Martin, Decatur FD |
| 1958 |
Chief Roy Beer, Roanoke |
| 1959 |
Chief Roland Behrend, Bloomington FD |
| 1960 |
Chief Leo Thibault, Limestone Volunteer FPD., Bellevue |
| 1961 |
Chief Fred Nolte, Pekin FD |
| 1962 |
Chief William Perrot, Pleasantview FPD, LaGrange |
| 1963 |
Chief Ray Kolze, Des Plaines FD |
| 1964 |
Chief Harvey Chamberlain, Mundelein FD |
| 1965 |
Chief John Marquart, Kankakee FD |
| 1966 |
Chief Everett Elliot, Loves Park FPD, Rockford |
| 1967 |
Chief John Heelan, Quincy FD |
| 1968 |
Chief George Milliner, Charleston FD |
| 1969 |
Chief Fred Zalaznik, North Chicago FD |
| 1970 |
Chief Dale Moore, North Maine FPD, Des Plaines |
| 1971 |
Chief Rodney Rockenbach, Grayslake FD |
| 1972 |
Chief Edward Gorniak, Brookfield FD |
| 1973 |
Chief Glen Ayers, Rock Island FD |
| 1974 |
Chief John Quillinan, Oak Park FD |
| 1975 |
Chief Jack Carter, Danville FD |
| 1976 |
Chief Tom Fogarty, Rolling Meadows FD |
| 1977 |
Chief Fred Bruss, Belleville FD |
| 1977 |
Chief Jim Bennett, Zion FD |
| 1978 |
Chief John Reitman, Sr., Libertyville FD |
| 1979 |
Chief John Reitman, Sr., Libertyville FD |
| 1980 |
Chief Paul Boecker, Lisle-Woodridge FPD, Lisle |
| 1981 |
Chief Roger Regnier, Kankakee FD |
| 1982 |
Chief Jack Gagne, Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD, Deerfield |
| 1983 |
Chief Elmore Harker, Oak Lawn FD |
| 1984 |
Chief Ronald Dukes, Glenside FPD, Glendale Heights |
| 1985 |
Chief Ted Tarr, Vernon FPD, Vernon Hills |
| 1986 |
Chief James Clark, Oak Brook FD |
| 1987 |
Chief William Baylor, Rockford FD |
| 1988 |
Chief Terrence Droogan, Bolingbrook FD |
| 1989 |
Chief Louis Conneen, Calumet City FD |
| 1990 |
Chief Steve Walters, Byron FPD, Byron |
| 1991 |
Chief Lanson Russell, Villa Park FD |
| 1992 |
Chief Dale May, Galesburg FD |
| 1993 |
Chief James Quinn, Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD, Deerfield |
| 1994 |
Chief Edward Cavello, Mount Prospect FD |
| 1995 |
Chief Donald Evans, Bismarck Community FPD, Bismarck |
| 1996 |
Chief Robert Buhs, Orland FPD, Orland Park |
| 1997 |
Chief Thomas Allenspach, Buffalo Grove FD |
| 1998 |
Chief Greg Render, Signal Hill FPD, Belleville |
| 1999 |
DC Lawrence Walsh, Troy FPD, Shorewood |
| 2000 |
Chief James Grady, Frankfort FPD, Frankfort |
| 2001 |
Chief David Campagni, Highland Park FD |
| 2002 |
Chief James MacArthur, Itasca FPD, Itasca |
| 2003 |
Chief Jay Reardon, Northbrook FD |
| 2004 |
Chief Patrick Kenny, Hinsdale FD |
| 2005 |
Chief John Schuldt, Carpentersville FD |
| 2006 |
Chief Terry Mastandrea, Lake Zurich Fire/Rescue |
| 2007 |
Chief Daniel Hermes, Pleasantview FPD, LaGrange |
| 2008 |
Chief Joe Holomy, Effingham FD |
| 2009 |
Chief Tim Sashko, Mundelein FD |
| 2010 |
Chief Ralph Webster, Woodstock Fire Rescue |
| 2011 |
Chief Don Markowski, Addison FPD, Addison |
| 2012 |
Chief Michael Falese, Bartlett FPD, Bartlett |
| 2013 |
Chief Stephen Clarkson, Mid-Piatt FPD |
| 2014 |
Chief Sean Maloy, Bedford Park FD |
| 2015 |
Chief Bryan Doyle, Fairview Heights/Caseyville FPD, Fairview Heights |
| 2016 |
Chief Jim Kreher, Barrington/Countryside FPD, Lake Barrington |
| 2017 |
Chief John Christian, Grayslake Fire Protection District |
| 2018 |
Chief Mark Puknaitis, Naperville Fire Department |
| 2019 |
Chief Greg Earle, Centralia Fire Protection District |
| 2020 |
Chief Donald Shoevlin, Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District |
| 2021 |
Chief John Kachanuk, Havana Fire Department |
| 2022 |
Chief Rich Mikel, Elk Grove Village Fire Department |
| 2023 |
Chief Tom Styczynski, Alsip Fire Department |
| 2024 |
Chief Chad Hoefle, Stillman Fire Protection District |