A BRRFOC board member since 1987, Prospect Mayor Robert J. Chatfield is the longest sitting chief elected official in Connecticut, having first been elected in November 1977. A volunteer firefighter since 1965, Chatfield, who chaired the BRRFOC in 1998 and 2005, was assistant chief of the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years (a position he once again holds) before being named chief in December 2000. He also ran the school bus operation for 14 years and served as Prospect’s truant officer. Currently, Chatfield serves as a gubernatorial appointee to the Northeastern Fire and Fire Protection Commission. He and his wife, Ginny, have a daughter, Leslie, and a grandson, Zachary, who represents the sixth generation of Chatfields in Prospect.