East Meadow

Fire Department
"Those who have left their legacy"

Past Chiefs of The East Meadow Fire Department

Years Served: 2018, 2023

Philip Fertitta

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 2022

Peter S. Cheswick

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 2021

Paul J. Kosiba

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 2020, 2024

James Walsh

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1999, 2008, 2019

Eric W. Becker

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 2017

Joseph D. Lennon

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 2016

John M. McGee

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 2015

James J. Kane

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 2014

Robert Salvesen

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 2013

Walter P. Griffin Jr.

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 2003, 2012

John J. Priest

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 2011

Carl L. Pugliese

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 2010

Thomas E. Tergesen

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1988, 2009

Keith J. Hoffman

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 2007

John J. O’Brien

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 2006

Christopher J. Sala

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 2005

Neil Rohde

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 2000, 2004

Donald Reilly

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 2002

Anthony D. Paolicelli

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 2001

Michael J. Mongello Sr.

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1998

Anthony J. Messina

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1997

Robert V. Hughes

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1991, 1996

Michael L. Finkelman

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 1995

James J. Aspenleiter Sr.

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1994

Robert E. Trascoy Sr.

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 1993

Gary J. Nauth

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1992

Edward R. Ackerly Jr.

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1990

Frank Messina

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1989

William J. Neill

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1987

James T. Darcey

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1986

Kenneth J. Ditata

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1985

Richard S. Pike

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1984

Richard Heffernan

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1983

Daniel R. Lennon

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 1982

Kevin C. MaCaulay

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1980, 1981

James M. Surless *

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1979

Arthur W. Sperr

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1978

John Washbourn

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1968, 1977

Williamson E. Henderson

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1976

Richard Sculco

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 1975

Jerry DiTata

Rescue Company #5
Years Served: 1974

Edward W. Collins

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1973

Andrew Lebkeucher

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1972

Fancis Sciarretta

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1971

Clifford Freer

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1970

Edward J. O’Brien

Rescue Company #5
Years Served: 1969

Edward Axenroth

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1967

Nelson H. Finkelman

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 1966

William R. Colligan

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1965

Peter V. Rafferty

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1964

William Hartung

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1963

Durwood Mosher

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1962

Paul Stein

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1961

Peter Martino

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1960

John Fenton

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1959

Anthony Butera

Engine Company #1
Years Served: 1958

Kenneth J. Clark *

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1957

David Galvin

Engine Company #4
Years Served: 1956

Harold Burns

Engine Company #3
Years Served: 1954, 1955

Dominick Santoro *

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1953

Mike Kostynick

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1951, 1952

John Smith

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1949, 1950

Joseph Koshansky

Engine Company #2
Years Served: 1948

Donald Morrison

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1947

Maurice Anderson

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1942,1943,1945,1946

Louis Darienzo

Hook & Ladder Co. #1

Vincent Moskowski

Ladder Company #2
Years Served: 1936-1941

Edward Moskowski

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1935

John Guando

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1934

John Pryzsmont

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1932, 1933

Edward Hoeffner

Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Years Served: 1930, 1931

Edward Alsheimer

Hook & Ladder Co. #1