About The Fire Department

Fire Department

The Fair Haven Fire Department is the fire suppression unit of the Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. Run entirely by trained volunteers, the Department responds to a wide range of emergencies including structure fires, vehicle fires, hazardous conditions, and technical rescues. It plays a central role in protecting the lives and property of Fair Haven residents, and also supports surrounding communities through mutual aid agreements that provide additional manpower and equipment during large-scale incidents.

Led by a team of Line Officers, the Fire Department is responsible for training, equipment maintenance, and ensuring readiness for emergency response. During major incidents, it operates in coordination with the EMS, Fire Police, Water Rescue, and Auxiliary units under a unified command structure. The Department remains committed to professionalism, safety, and service, continuing a long-standing tradition of volunteerism and community dedication in Fair Haven.

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Fire Cadet Program

The Fair Haven Fire Cadet Program, also known as the Future Firefighters of Fair Haven, offers teens ages 14 to 18 a structured and hands-on introduction to the fire service.

Cadets learn about fire department operations, attend monthly meetings and drills, and assist at real emergency scenes under strict supervision. The program emphasizes safety, responsibility, and leadership, with a clear path to active membership in the department at age 18.

Guided by an Adult Advisory Board and department officers, cadets gain valuable skills in teamwork, equipment handling, and emergency preparedness while supporting the mission of the Fair Haven Fire Department.

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Line Officers

Fire department line officers (Chiefs) are the operational leaders of the Fair Haven Fire Department, responsible for overseeing emergency responses, managing crews on scene, and ensuring firefighter safety during incidents. These line officers play a critical part in organizing and directing the department’s day-to-day emergency operations. Line officers are elected within the department based on experience, leadership, and a commitment to training and service, and they play a key role in mentoring new members and maintaining the high standards of the department.

2025 Fire Department Executive Board

2025 Fire Department Executive Board

Jan 1, 2025

President – Mike Reddy, Vice President – Christopher Schrank, Recording Secretary – Raquel Falotico, Assistant Secretary – Gene Stefanelli, Financial Secretary – Ken Arko, Assistant Financial Secretary – Tricia Brett, Treasurer – Thomas Sannelli, Trustees – Derek...

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Executive Board

The Fair Haven Fire Company Executive Board is responsible for managing the administrative, financial, and organizational operations of the department. Made up of elected officers—including the President, Vice President, Secretaries, Treasurer, Trustees, and Sergeant at Arms—the board oversees budgets, coordinates fundraising, maintains records, and ensures the smooth internal functioning of the company. Working alongside the line officers, the Executive Board helps guide the long-term direction of the department while supporting its members and mission of community service.

Fire Department Apparatus

Past Chiefs of the Fair Haven Fire Department

2024 – Matthew DePonti

2023 – Richard Brister, Jr.

2022 – Tim Morrissey

2021 – Kevin Countryman

2020 – Matt Bufano

2019 – Christopher Schrank
2018 – Matthew DePonti
2017 – Tim Morrissey
2016 – Mike Wiehl
2015 – Scott Eskwitt
2014 – Daniel J. Kane
2013 – Derek S. DeBree
2012 – William M. Heath
2011 – Wade L. Davis
2010 – James Cerruti

2008 – Larry D. Hartman
2007 – Robert Townshend
2006 – Paul Lenskold
2005 – Michael Reddy
2004 – Robert Frank
2003 – Martin L. Coy
2002 – John T. Feeny
2001 – John Riley, Jr.
2000 – John W. Felsmann

1999 – Christopher Conk
1998 – James Butler III
1997 – Andrew Schrank
1996 – Darryl Breckenridge
1995 – John Warren III
1994 – Barry Brett*
1993 – T. Stewart Watson
1992 – James Kirman
1991 – Carl Preston*
1990 – Michael Foley

1989 – Jack Mulvihill
1988 – Carl Gerding
1987 – Barry Brett*
1986 – John Riley
1985 – Michael DeFazio*
1984 – Michael Connor
1983 – David Binaco
1982 – Larry D. Hartman
1981 – Walter Conk
1980 – John V. Feeny

1979 – Raymond Bennett
1978 – Dwight Havens*
1977 – John Riley
1976 – Douglas A. Sauer*
1975 – Richard Brister, Sr.
1974 – William Lang*
1973 – John P. Felsmann*
1972 – Clarence Cook*
1971 – John Warren*
1970 – Bernard A. Dupree*

1969 – Charles Van Hart*
1968 – William Lang*
1967 – Arthur Bennett*
1966 – John McQueen*
1965 – James Acker*
1964 – Joseph Connor*
1963 – Robert Lundy*
1962 – Richard Pettigrew, Sr.*
1961 – Patrick Halleran*
1960 – Dominic Paolucci*

1959 – Bernard Rosenberg*
1958 – James W. Connor*
1957 – Lawrence J. Farley*
1956 – Abel F. Maffeo*
1955 – John P. Mulvihill, Jr.*
1954 – James B. Costello*
1953 – Robert Matthews*
1952 – Charles Moeller, Jr.*
1951 – William Robbins*
1950 – Alfred Robbins*

1949 – Thomas Carlock*
1948 – Hubert Conover*
1947 – Joseph Frank*
1946 – Leonard Mack*
1945 – Robert Van Brunt*
1944 – Luke Pryor*
1943 – Lester England*
1942 – Barney T. Egeland*
1941 – Abram C. Dixon *
1940 – Charles Wesson*

1939 – Herbert C. Hawkins*
1938 – John F. Wagner*
1937 – Robert Amendt*
1936 – Oscar Becker, Sr.*
1935 – William Anderson*
1934 – Thomas Cleary*
1933 – George W. Curchin*
1932 – H. Lynwood Minton*
1931 – Russell Hendrickson*
1930 – Jacob Grimm*

1929 – Leroy King*
1928 – Vernon Little*
1927 – Russell W. Bennett*
1926 – Arthur Davison*
1925 – Raymond Davison*
1924 – Harry B. Kurtis*
1923 – William C. Bennett*
1922 – Charles P. Cross*
1921 – William B. Little, Jr.*
1920 – John P. Mulvihill*

1919 – Clarence Little*
1918 – Arthur B. Sickles*
1917 – Joseph Hendrickson*
1916 – Arthur Kettle*
1915–1916 – Mortimer W. Curchin*
1914–1915 – Matt Baden*
1913–1914 – Charles VanBrunt*
1911–1913 – Arthur E. Smith*

1909–1911 – George Hendrickson*
1907–1909 – John V. Woodward*
1904–1907 – Frank Mulvihill*