Chief Engineers of the Sleepy Hollow (North Tarrytown) Fire Department

                Chief Engineers were elected to a one year term, which began every April and ran to the end of the following March. The department had a rotation for the position so that every company had one Chief Engineer every five years. The rotation started with the oldest company (N.T. Fire Patrol) and ended with the youngest company (Columbia Hose) before the cycle started again.

                Each Chief Engineer has a First Assistant Chief and a Second Assistant Chief. Traditionally, a firefighter runs for election for the Second Assistant Chief position, followed by the First Assistant Chief position and finally the Chief Engineer’s position. Time spent in the lower positions, gives each person time to get educated and acclimated to the position of ultimate responsibility in the Sleepy Hollow Fire Department.

1876                       Being researched.

1877                       Being researched.

1878-1886               James Bird

1887-1888               Samuel Glenn

1889                       Sylvester Gesner

1890                       Samuel Glenn

1891                       George A. Babcock

1892                       J. W. Gamble

1893                       Thomas E. Callow

1894                       Henry Lindsley

1895                       Henry Gross

1896                       Michael J. Martin

1897                       Bernard Foley Sr.

1898                       Charles Minnerly

1899                       William Given

1900                      Edward F. Hennessey

1901                       Eli C. Caney

1902                      Warren J. Stoddard

1903                      James Doorley

1904                       Jacob Kreidler

1905                       Martin Monahan

1906                       James Deely

1907                       George Van Tassel

1908                       Richard H. J. Martin Sr.

1909                       William J. Babcock

1910                       Hugh Gavin

1911                       Thomas Garvey

1912                       Arthur L. Randall

1913                       Henry F. McClave

1914                       Garrett E. Jones Sr.

1915                       George St. John

1916                       Thomas Costello

1917                       Charles W. Cypher          

1918                       Joseph Timmeny

1919                      Harry Jones

1920                       Andrew McElwain

1921                       Paul Anderson

1922                       Harry F. Maguill

1923                       Issac Rosenblatt

1924                       Charles W. Booth

1925                       Charles De Lade

1926                       Peter Anderson

1927                       A. H. Blake, MD

1928                       Edward Swanson

1929                       Alexander Segelbaum

1930                       John Brogan

1931                       Joseph Schwer

1932                       Alfred Swanson

1933                       Richard Joyce

1934                      John A. Gross

1935                       John Tanaro      

1936                       Carl Marshall

1937                       Fred Peduzzi

1938                       William Fitzgerald

1939                       Fred W. Gross Jr.

1940                       Paul Celtruda

1941                       Paul Lukavic

1942                       Maurice D’Eufemia

1943                       Bernard Rosenblatt

1944                       Joseph A. Mahoney

1945                       George Joyce

1946                       Theodore J. E. Berg

1947                       Kenneth Covert

1948                       Joseph Singer

1949                       Carmen N. Capossela

1950                       John Williams

1951                       Richard H. J. Martin

1952                       Donald Randall

1953                       William F. H. Kenyon

1954                       Fred C. Seminara Sr.

1955                       Orazio Celtruda

1956                       Emil Imhof

1957                       Stephen Damin

1958                       George DeSharnais

1959                       Edward W. Conlon

1960                       Stephen Kadlec

1961                       Clayton Collyer

1962                       Henry Castaldo

1963                       Pat Lupi

1964                       James L. Chulla

1965                       Joseph Moore

1966                       Maurice DiCairano

1967                       Michael Appolonio

1968                       Walter Ferguson

1969                       John M. Blascik Sr.

1970                       Dominick Gagliardi

1971                       Frank Paolantonio

1972                       Thomas Square

1973                       Victor R. Page

1974                       Paul Ranieri Sr.

1975                       Stanley Pulaski

1976                       Steve Serina

1977                       Jimmy Lerrairo

1978                       Elymer Kenyon

1979                       Francis Gallagher

1980                       John Cellante

1981                       William Hennessey Sr.

1982                       Joe Bozzelli

1983                       Glenn Amesbury

1984                       Lawrence Kosilla

1985                       Gordon Ferguson

1986                       Richard Green

1987                       Ronnie Biro

1988                       Anthony Apollonio

1989                       Richard N. Gross

1990                       John DiCariano

1991                       Michael Whalen

1992                       David Cappello

1993                       Charles DePaolo

1994                       John Morabito

1995                       Richard Chulla

1996                       Lenny Rutigliano

1997                       Robert Moon

Starting in 1998, the position of Chief Engineer, First Assistant Chief and Second Assistant Chief became a two year tenure. As always, the firematic year began in April and ran thru the end of March.

1998 - 2000            John Cellante

2000-2002              Richard N. Gross

2002-2004              John Korzelius

2004-2006             Jose Ojito

2006-2007             William Hennessey Jr.

2007-2008             John Korzelius

2008-2010             William Hennessey Sr.*

2010-2012             John Korzelius

2012-2014             William Ryan

2014-2015             Patrick S. Haggerty

2015-2016             William Hennessey Sr.

2016-2018             John Korzelius

2018-2021            Michael R. Tavano (only Chief to serve a 3 year yr term. COVID 19)

2021-2023            John Korzelius

2023-Present        William Ryan

* For 24 hours, Todd Spota was duly sworn in as Chief Engineer of the Sleepy Hollow Fire Department. Chief Spota was an Assistant Chief at the time and was moving out of the state due to job obligations. Chief Hennessey Sr. gave Chief Spota the chance to be Chief Engineer in consideration of all his years of service to the Sleepy Hollow Fire Department.