Active Firefighters
Board of Fire Officers
Board of Fire Officers
Board of Fire Officers
Chief Tom Shine, Jr. - Since 2013
Deputy Chief Michael Marcellari - Since 2007
Deputy Chief Matt Velthaus - Since 2014
Captain John Whelan - Since 2005
Captain Tom Fahey - Since 2019
Lieutenant Tim Van Saders - Since 2015
Lieutenant Brendan Falconer - Since 2019
Lieutenant Christopher DelMage - Since 1997
53 Rescue
Board of Fire Officers
Board of Fire Officers
FF Joao Alves - Since 2001
FF Steve Cannata - Since 2004
FF Mike Kraus - Since 2013
FF Vasili Karalewich - Since 2021
53 Squad
Board of Fire Officers
53 Engine 1
FF John Tobin (Ex-Chief) - Since 1973
FF Frank Lentino - Since 1997
FF Ron Manke (Ex-Chief) - Since 2007
FF Adam O'Brien - Since 2012
FF Michael Affrunti (US Army) - Since 2016
FF Sean Keohane (U.S. Army) - Since 2018
FF Mike Bayer - Since 2024
53 Engine 1
53 Engine 1
53 Engine 1
FF Jimmy Hanna (Ex-Chief) - Since 1968
FF Pete Wayne (Ex-Chief) - Since 1974
FF Kenny Kraus - Since 1978
FF Glenn Plescia - Since 1982
FF Francesco Marrota - Since 2016
FF Mike Velthaus (USMC) - Since 2017
FF Blake Rosenbach - Since 2019
FF Scott Voorhis - Since 2021
FF Zoran Kovac - Since 2021
FF Jeffrey Leone - Since 2025
FF William Diedtrich, Jr. - Since 2025
53 Engine 2
53 Engine 1
53 Engine 2
FF Steve Velthaus (Ex-Chief) - Since 1985
FF Ron Hoiem - Since 1988
FF Greg Goodell (Ex-Chief) - Since 1992
FF Bill Philips - Since 1996
FF Mark Menzella - Since 2000
FF Kellie Goodell (Ex-Chief) - Since 2000
FF Manny Mejia - Since 2018
FF Nick Scherer - Since 2021
53 Ladder
53 Engine 1
53 Engine 2
FF Lenny Scott (Ex-Chief) - Since 1964
FF Tom Shine, Sr. (Ex-Chief) - Since 1976
FF Jimmy Miles (Ex-Chief) - Since 1981
FF Erik Martin - Since 1988
FF Jerry Marsh (Ex-Chief) - Since 1997
FF Charlie Tarna - Since 2014
FF Mike Centinaro - Since 2015
FF Matt Voorhis - Since 2017
FF Jimmy Berlamino - Since 2019
FF Justin Eliopoulos - Since 2020
FF Jake Padva - Since 2021
Probationary Members
Probationary Members
Probationary Members
Joseph Orr
Aaron Roberts
Zachary Klein
Anthony Tate
Matthew Affrunti
Landen Morgan
Nicholas Najarian
Junior Firefighters
Probationary Members
Probationary Members
B. Urban
B. Kidd
W. Piotrowski
Swift Water Rescue
Capt. Steve Cannata
Capt. Michael Marcellari
FF Michael Affrunti
FF Jerry Marsh
FF Erik Martin
FF Bill Philips
FF Sean Keohane
FF Joao Alves
FF Vasili Karalewich
FF Tom Fahey
FF Justin Eliopoulos
FF Chris DelMage
Honor Roll
This section is dedicated to those who came before us.
EDWARD HAMLIN
WILLIAM SHEFSKY
HERBERT METZ
ROBERT BOETTCHER
LUDWIG NELSON
RAYMOND KOCIEMBA
ROBERT VORDMEIER
JOHN BAUMAN
PETER JENE
WILLIAM LABE
A. FISCHER
HARRY ARCHIBALD
CHARLES PERRY
LEOPOLD HERRMAN
FRANK BRANNIN
DAVID ROBERGE
GARRET HOLDRUM
AUGUST QUANTMEYER
ADOLPH KLEEN
CHARLES HOLDEN
ROBERT LADEMANN
FERDINAND J. BOMM
JAMES LANE
CORNELIUS MCDERMOTT
STEVE BIKOFF
ALBERT MILLER
THOMAS ALOSIO
GARRETT HOLDRUM, JR.
ANDREW ARTZ
WILBUR VAN HORST
HARRY SEITZ
ALFRED BLAKENEY
HENRY LEIN
BERTRAM COLLIGNON
LOUIS HASHAGEN
JOHN WESTPHAL, JR.
ANDREW FRAHM
CHARLES ARTZ
DERICO FALETTI
PETER SEITZ
JULIUS HANNA
WILLIAM BROSS
CHARLES KEIFER
WILLIAM BLAUVELT
FRANK GUMMELT
JAMES FALK
THOMAS BARR
GEORGE HUTTICK, JR.
EDWARD PETERS
FRED FLETCHER
GEORGE ZIBOLD
JOHN MARKERT
WILLIAM MANN
WILLIAM STEWART
EDWARD BARBER
KURT WOLTER
EARL BOGERT
ROBERT DORN
JOHN BAKOS
GEORGE GOODELL
NICHOLAS DOBROSSLAVICH
WILLIAM FLATE
FREDERICK BISCHOFF
FRANK ZELLER
FRANK SCOTT, JR.
JOSEPH GILLILAND
FRANCIS HIRSCHFELD
JOHN SAMPSON
THEODORE SOMMER
ELLIS COLLIGNON, JR.
CHARLES CASKA
JOHN KEENAN
CHARLES BECK
ALBERT JANDRIS, JR.
HENRY DUMIER
RICHARD SCHUM
RAYMOND GUNSET
WILLARD ECKERSON
HAROLD ARCHIBALD
DONALD ALOSIO
CHARLES JOHNSTON
JOSEPH NEWMAN
ERNEST PLATT
WILLIAM TURICK
DAVID PALMER
RICHARD EBEL
RICHARD CYR
ALFRED GETLER, JR.
ROGER SMITH
CARL NATUSCH
OSBOURNE HOIEM
ROBERT SCHNEIDER
ROLAND MCNULTY
ARTHUR GERULDSEN
HOWARD SWANSON
MILTON HOYER
NELSON CURL
VINCENT HANNA
ROBERT SCHNEIDER
WALTER NANNERY
KARL THEURER
HERMAN LEICHTENBERGER
JOHN HERPST, JR.
ALFRED MATTNER
JOHN RINALDI
GREGORY DOBROSSLAVICH
CHARLES BLAKENEY
JOSEPH JONES
EDWARD LIPTAK
JOHN CLANCY, JR.
JOHN FISCHER
ALBERT KRAUSE, JR.
HENRY GUIDI
EUGENE A. SKOLDBERG
RAYMOND VAN SADERS
JOHN MIRAGLIA
ELLIS COLLIGNON III
ROBERT KELM
THEODORE BOHLIN
JAMES SCHANK
GEORGE LEEMAN
LOUIS TORSELLO
HAROLD HANSEN
WILLIAM PSYNER
VERNON PALMATEER
THOMAS KNEESHAW
RICHARD LUTHER
ROBERT SEARSON
RICHARD PAVONE
After reading these names, some of them may sound familiar. That's because there are many streets, schools and buildings named after some of these men and their families. Past members who have been honored by the township with a landmark dedication are in bold font.
Many of these men served other roles in the early days of the township. For example, Charles Beck and family owned a general store in the early 1900's, which was later purchased by Edward Peters; both men have streets named after them. David Nelson Roberge, a founding member of the RVFD, also served as the police chief for 10 years and the township clerk until his death in 1948. Roberge School was named after him. Leopold Herrman was the department's first chief, there is a street named after him, too. Many of these men were also veterans of the first and second world wars.
Every year during Memorial Day weekend, the men and women of the RVFD place an American flag for each of these men on the front lawn of the north firehouse to ensure their legacy. If you would like to learn more about the early days of the fire department, we suggest you read the essay by Ex-Chief Tom Shine, Sr., which can be found on the history page. Another great read is "River Vale" by Edmund Moderacki, which can be purchased at the River Vale Library.