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Engine Company #1
Past Chiefs of Department
Years Served: 1959
Anthony Butera
Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1964
William Hartung
Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1980, 1981
James M. Surless
Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1985
Richard S. Pike
Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1992
Edward R. Ackerly Jr.
Engine Company #1
Years Served: 2001
Michael J. Mongello Sr.
Engine Company #1
Years Served: 2003, 2012
John J. Priest
Engine Company #1
Years Served: 2015
James J. Kane
Engine Company #1
Years Served: 2018, 2023
Philip Fertitta
Engine Company #1
1959
Anthony Butera
1964
William Hartung
1980
James M. Surless
1981
James M. Surless
1985
Richard S. Pike
1992
Edward R. Ackerly Jr.
2001
Michael J. Mongello
2003
John J. Priest Jr.
2012
John J. Priest Jr.
2015
James J. Kane
2018
Philip Fertitta
Engine Company #1
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1956
Anthony Butera
1957
John Bacheller
1958
Eric Ericcson
1959
Harold Fraser
1960
William Hartung
1961
Raymond Miller
1962
John Long
1963
Howard Glenn
1964
Thomas Armstrong
1965
Eugene Dunn
1966
Steven Marone
1967
James Caravella
1968
Michael Maffei
1969
Robert Arnold
1970
Anthony Sanniola
1971
James Surless
1972
James Surless
1973
Frank Delbarto
1974
Joseph Cirnigliaro
1975
James Surless
1976
Charles Gassman
1977
Thomas Dumelle
1978
Robert Olson
1979
John LaRossa
1980
Richard S. Pike
1981
Charles Gyss
1982
Daniel J. Brethel
1983
Louis Trapanese
1984
Michael J. Mongello
1985
Edward R. Ackerly Jr.
1986
Edward R. Ackerly Jr.
1987
Michael J. Mongello
1988
Michael J. Mongello
1989
Philip Ercolano
1990
Michael J. Mongello
1991
Michael Ambrosio
1992
James L. McEniry
1993
Vincent Nocella
1994
James L. McEniry
1995
Michael J. Mongello
1996
Edward R. Ackerly, Jr.
1997
Michael Citrin
1998
John Malik
1999
John J. Priest, Jr.
2000
Pablo Campodonico
2001
James Kasulka
2002
John Hanania
2003
Philip Fertitta
2004
Philip Fertitta
2005
John Malik
2006
John Ochtera
2007
Philip Fertitta
2008
Martin Sisca
2009
John Malik
2010
Stanley Mankoski
2011
James J. Kane
2012
Philip Fertitta
2013
Philip Fertitta
2014
Joseph Giuffre
2015
John J. Priest Jr
2016
Joseph P. Giuffre
2017
Andrew L. Williams
2018
James J. Kane
2019
James J. Kane
2020
Brian McGee
2021
John A. Priest
2022
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