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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

FF William Diedtrich, Jr. - Since 2025

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


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. ​

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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. 

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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.

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