Keyport Fire Department
Proudly Serving The Great Borough of Keyport Since 1877
Chief of the Department James McTernan
Jim joined Hook & Ladder Company in 1987 he where he served as President, Lieutenant and Captain before becoming an Chief. He holds the following certifications from the NJ Division of Fire Safety - Firefighter 1 and Incident Management Level 2. Jim is a qualified Haz-Mat Technician and qualified in confined space rescue. He has attended numerous courses locally and at the
1st Assistant Chief Ray Kilroy
Ray joined Raritan Hose in 1978 where he has served as President, Lieutenant and Captain. He served as Assistant Chaplain of the Department from 1981 to 2004 when he was appointed Chaplain, before joining the Board of Chiefs he was member of the Department's CFR-D team and served several years as a Fire Inspector. Ray holds Firefighter I and Incident Management Level II certifications from the NJ Division of Fire Safety and he is a Certified First Responder. He has attended many training classes both locally and at the
2nd Assistant Chief John McCleaster
3rd Assistant Chief Robert Aumack
Robert joined the Keyport Fire Department in 1988 and has served as lieutenant and captain for Lincoln Hose Company #1. His certifications include Firefighter I and II, and Level II Incident Command. Robert is a member of the Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) and the Bayshore Active Fire Chiefs Association. He has served as the treasurer of the Keyport Exempt Firemen's Association. He is the recipient of the Life Saving Award from the Keyport PD and the Harvey Ross, Sr. Unit Citation Award from the Keyport FD. Robert has been employed by the Borough of Keyport as a Patrolman for the police department since 1991.
The Keport Fire Department Ex-Chiefs
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Prior to 1891 the department which consisted of only Hook & Ladder and Engine Company were controlled by each company's foreman or captain. For many years it was thought that the fire marshall was in a command position, however research proves that he was only a fire investigator and inspector. Prior to 1889, only the Hooks existed and their foreman was in charge of all fire duty in the town of Keyport. The First five chiefs had no set term and ran continually as long as they could carry the vote. In 1916 this changed and the Chiefs began serving two year terms. In 1928 this changed again to the present system of a one year term as chief of the Keyport Fire Department. Until 1898, their is no set record of any Assistant Chiefs. In 1970 the position of Third Assistant Chief was added. Currently Chiefs are elected in December and serve a four one year terms. Starting as Third Assistant Chief and each year moving up until becoming the Chief of the Department.
1891-1891 G.W. Walling 1891-1897 H. Young 1897-1906 W. Woolley JR. 1906-1911 G.Stoney 1911-1916 S.F. Mason 1916-1918 J.D. Bedle 1918-1920 T.W. Snyder 1920-1922 D. Vanpelt 1922-1924 D. Clark 1924-1926 W.P. Morris 1926-1928 J.H. Cadoo 1928-1929 J.A. Cornell 1929-1930 W.E. Greene 1930-1931 F.C. Walling 1931-1932 E.G. Bailey 1932-1933 J.J Haley 1933-1934 R.O. Walling 1934-1935 J.E. Judson 1935-1936 G.J. Schank 1936-1937 G. Birch JR. 1937-1938 W.A. Walling 1938-1939 D.D. Harris 1939-1940 F.H. Fowler 1940-1941 H. Maurer 1941-1942 J. Carney 1942-1943 K.E. Conklin 1943-1944 E.E. Walling 1944-1945 V. Applegate 1945-1946 H.J. Poling 1946-1947 C.H. Kinhafer 1947-1948 D.C. Schank 1948 C.P. Brower 1949 F. McCleaster 1950 C.L. Raynor 1951 F.J. Bronkhurst 1952 C.J. Hopla 1953 W.E. Walling 1954 H.K. Currie 1955 A.M. Walling 1956 L.A. Brown 1957 J.L. Schank 1958 T.R. Tice 1959 L.C. Aumack 1960 A.J. Collins 1961 G.L. Leone 1962 J.H. Collins 1963 E.F. Walker 1964 F.W. Gardner 1965 C.W. Grey 1966 W.G. Newman 1967 F.D. Vanpelt 1968 D.H. Redmond 1969 H.S. Creed 1970 J.R. Rose 1971 H.E. Dorl 1972 R. Walling 1973 R.W. Redmond 1974 J.J. Kovacs 1975 W.J. Nagle 1976 H.M. Aumack II 1977 L. McCann 1978 W. Brockie 1979 E. Levine 1980 R.B. Ely 1981 K. Goble 1982 R.W. Hicks 1983 W.M. Ross 1984 J.B. Jones 1985 R.M. Poling 1986 J.J. Rosato 1987 R.S. Ferry 1988 J.M. Brandauer 1989 C. Kitzman 1990 J. Atkins 1991 B. Morris 1992 D. Rumsey 1993 R.J. Cadoo 1994 M. Thalheimer 1995 R. Hedglin 1996 R. Benedict 1997 W.J. Jeandron 1998 K.G. Krohe 1999 J.M. English 2000 A.P. Vecchio 2001 L.C. Stonerock 2002 K.J. Marr JR. 2003 Harry Aumack III 2004 Roy Jiminez 2005 Michael Walling 2006 Timothy Regan 2007 William Larkin 2008 William Vaughn 2009 David Olsen |
