Dedicated to Our Community
The West Keansburg Fire Department is proud to be led by a dedicated team of officers and supported by committed volunteer members who serve our community with professionalism, integrity, and pride. Together, they provide fire protection, emergency response, public safety education, and community support while upholding the department’s longstanding tradition of service. We invite you to learn more about the individuals who make our organization strong and help protect the residents and visitors of West Keansburg every day.
*In memoriam
2026 Current Membership
Line Officers
Township Chief 3966 William McCarron
Captain 39-3-67 Douglas Granai
1st Lieutenant 39-3-68 Mason Sheehan
2nd Lieutenant 39-3-69 John D’Altilio
2nd Lieutenant 39-3-70 Anthony Simone
Safety Officer 39-3-71 Matthew Schmidt
Executive Board
President Edward Schmidt
Vice President Matthew Schmidt
Recording Secretary Mason Sheehan
Financial Secretary John D’Altilio
Treasurer Douglas Granai
Executive Trustee Russell Giammarino
Active Members
Michael Allegretta
John D’Altilio
Bryan DeWindt
Thomas Dorsey
Christopher Eastmond
Russell Giammarino
Douglas Granai
Charles Klinsky
William McCarron
Aidan Mulvey
Edward M. Schmidt
Matthew Schmidt
Joseph C. Schroeck
Joseph J. Schroeck
Mason Sheehan
Anthony Simone
Robert Springer
Michael Storcks
Donald Warren
Probationary Members
Members with less than a year of service and/or have not completed their initial “firefighter 1” state-mandated training.
Gavin Gallina
Junior Firefighters
Members aged 14-18 (have to be 16 to ride the apparatus)
L. McCarron
A. Avallone
M. Lazarczyk
A. Rambone
Chiefs
1925-1930 *Sam Thorne
1931-1933 *Ted Franzen
1934-1935 *Henry Walling
1936-1937 *Ted Franzen
1938-1940 *James Decker
1941-1943 *William Wheatley
1944-1945 *John Lutz
1946-1947 *John Fetherston
1948 *Joseph Phillips
1949 & 1951 *Raymond Hawkins
1950 *William Till
1952-1954 *John Oliver
1955-1957 *Robert Thorne
1958-1960 *John Calamari
1961-1963 *Victor Bayers
1964 *Jack Howard
1965-1966 *Leonard Kaczkowski
1967-1969 *William Davis
1970-1972 *George Koren
1973-1975 *George Schramm
1976-1978 *Frank Kneipher
1979 *Robert Davis
1980-1981 *Thomas Johnson
1982-1984 John Beslanovitz
1985-1987 *Thomas Brennan
1988-1990 Charles Klinsky
1991-1993 Edward Christian
1994-1996 Joseph C. Schroeck
1997-1999 Frederick Yaeger
2000-2002 Thomas Dorsey
2003-2005 Vacated
2006-2008 Tito Acevedo
2009-2011 Frederick Yaeger
2012-2017 Joseph C. Schroeck
2018-2020 Joseph J. Schroeck
2021-2023 Edward M. Schmidt
2024-Current William McCarron
Presidents
1925 *Jacob Smith
1926-1927 *Fred Brasch
1928 *Fred Riechert
1929-1930 *Charles Carr
1931-1938
1939-1948 *Sam Thorne
1949 *Henry Walling
1950-1951 *John Lutz
1952 *Joseph Malley
1953 *Raymond Hawkins
1954-1963 *Norman Randolph
1964-1968 *Thomas Broderick
1969-1974 Robert Charette
1975-1978 *George Koren
1979-1980 *George Miller
1981-1983 *John Terody
1984 *Thomas Johnson
1985-1987 *Nelson Yaeger
1988-1989 *Michael Broderick
1990-1995 Edward Schmidt
1996 *George Schramm
1997-1999 Vacated
2000-2001 Frederick Yaeger
2002 *Michael Broderick
2003 Charles Klinsky
2004-2009 Thomas Dorsey
2010-2011 Edward Schmidt
2012 Frederick Yaeger
2013-2015 Joseph J. Schroeck
2016-2017 Michael Storcks
2017-Present Edward Schmidt
Life Members
*Tito C. Acevedo
Tito Acevedo Jr.
Richard Altieri
John Beslanovitz
*Victor Bayers
*Woodlyne Bowne
*Michael Broderick
*Thomas Brennan
*John W. Calamari
*John J. Calamari
*Nicholas Cere
* Robert Chromy
Edward Christian
*Anthony Costa
*James Decker
Bryan DeWindt
*William Davis
*William Davis III
*John Dickey
Thomas Dorsey
*Phillip Dutze
*George Falber
*John Gebauer
*Joseph Hite
*Max Holz
*Jack Howard
*Thomas Johnson
*Leonard Kaczkowski
Robert Kinzel
*Frank Kneipher
Charles Klinsky
Robert Koop
*George Koren
Gregory Maryak
William McCarron
*Daniel McDougall
Raymond McManus
*James McLaren
*Joseph Mulligan
*Howard Nuss
*Joseph Olbreys
*John Oliver
Steven Piech
*Norman Randolph
*George Schramm
William Schramm
Joseph C. Schroeck
Joseph J. Schroeck
Edward Schmidt
Edward M. Schmidt
*Harry Seaman
Gary Sherrow
*Robert Smith
John Sonnick
Robert Springer
*Michael Stegman
*Frank Strongoli
*William Seward
*Robert Thorne
*William Till
*Ralph White
*Nicholas Wysmulek
*Thaddeus Wysmulek
Frederick Yaeger
*Nelson Yaeger