"The measure of a great fire chief is not in how they handle the easy days, but in how they lead through the hardest ones."
— Chief John Salka, FDNY Battalion Chief (Ret.)
Joseph T. Mchugh
CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT
Michael T. Beilinson
Steven Magliaro
1ST DEPUTY CHIEF
2ND DEPUTY CHIEF
Our past Chiefs of the Department, who have laid the foundation with their dedication and leadership, continue to inspire us as we uphold their legacy of commitment, excellence, and community service. Their contributions have shaped our values and practices, guiding us as we strive to protect and serve our community with the same passion and integrity.
BUILT ON TRADITION
Thomas A. McWhinney (1906) *
William E. Brown (1907 - 1909) *
Thomas A. McWhinney (1910 - 1916) *
Edward Horn (1916) *
William Reilly (1917 - 1922) *
Allen J. Schmuck (1923 - 1925) *
Alfred H. Sontag (1926 - 1927) *
Michael J. Carroll (1928 - 1930) *
Ward Engelhard (1931 - 1932) *
Edward Erickson (1933 - 1934) *
James J. Hanlon (1935 - 1936) *
Douglas McNicoll (1937 - 1938) *
Charles J. Duffus (1939 - 1940) *
Roy A. Westlund (1941 - 1942) *
Thomas L. Cullen (1943 - 1944) *
Gordon Cummings (1945 - 1946) *
Terrance T. McLinsky (1947) *
Chiefs of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department
John G. Trimble (1948 - 1949) *
Nicholas M. Cullen (1950 - 1951) *
Herman Bassano (1952 - 1953) *
William Montgomery (1954 - 1955) *
Faustine L. Ranolde (1956 - 1957) *
John H. Stebner (1958 - 1959) *
Raymond P. Kenny (1960 - 1961) *
Chester Carpenter (1962 - 1963) *
Harold T. Willis (1964) *
Adolf Lanzillotta (1965) *
John M. Schaefer (1966 - 1967) *
Ralph Derose (1968 - 1969) *
Frank Chimato (1970 - 1971) *
Robert V. Fitzgerald, Sr. (1972 - 1973) *
Charles M. Seaman (1974 - 1975) *
Thomas Fitzgerald (1976 - 1977) *
Robert Bey (1978 - 1979)
Anthony Montilli (1980 - 1981) *
Joseph Smith (1982)
John E. McHugh (1982 - 1984)
Kevin F. McHugh (1985 - 1986) *
Michael J. Rowan (1987)
Kevin F. McHugh (1988) *
Michael S. Rizzo (1989 - 1990)
Robert A. Fitzgerald, Jr. (1991 - 1992)
James T. Cavanagh (1993 - 1994)
Michael D. Sperber (1995 - 1996)
Louis A. Lanzillotta (1997 - 1998)
Joseph A. Montilli (1999 - 2000)
Tony Deluca (2001 - 2002)
John C. Heidrich (2003)
Kevin F. McHugh (2004) *
Edward F. Koehler (2005 - 2006)
Donaven D. Wright (2007 - 2008)
Michael P. Sasso (2009 - 2010)
Joseph C. Sperber (2011 - 2012)
John E. McHugh (2013 - 2014)
Anthony R. Rivelli (2015)
John E. McHugh (2015)
David S. Campbell (2016 - 2018)
James C. McHugh (2019)
Michael T. Beilinson (2020)
Thomas J. Foy (2021 - 2022)
Michael T. Beilinson (2023 - 2024)
Meyer Adler (2025)
Joseph T. McHugh (2026-Current)
Formen of the Washington Hook & Ladder Co.
Epinitus L. Smith (1882 - 1887) *
Samuel E. Wood (1888 - 1889) *
Skillicorn (1890) *
C. Christensen (1891 - 1892) *
William Scott (1893 - 1894) *
Thomas A. McWhinney (1895 - 1898) *
H.A. Fawcett (1898) *
Thomas A. McWhinney (1899) *
* Answered Last Alarm