Current Chiefs
Chief John Kardel of Navesink Hook & Ladder
Deputy Chief John Isaksen of Brevent Park Fire Co.
1st Asst. Chief Michael Chenowich of Belford Engine Fire Co.
2nd Asst. Chief Jack Wankel of Community Fire Co.
3rd Asst. John D'Atillio of East Keansburg Fire Co.
The following is a list of the former Chiefs of the Middletown Township Fire Department. They are listed by the year they served, followed by their name, and the company they were from.
1929 - Henry Pulsch (Port Monmouth) (first officially elected Chief)
1930 - Adam Eddichoffer (East Keansburg)
1931 - David Schnoor (Belford Independent)
1932 - William Scott (Middletown #1)
1933 - George Kaney (River Plaza)
1934 - Schuyler Sickles (Navesink)
1935 - William Meyer (Brevent Park)
1936 - Joseph Smith (Belford Engine)
1937 - Howard A. Mallen (Community)
1938 - Eugene M. Reardon (East Keansburg)
1939 - Joseph Wacker (Port Monmouth)
1940 - Stanley Cook (Belford Independent)
1941 - Arthur Sodon (Middletown #1)
1942 - Norman Scattergood (River Plaza)
1943 - Henery Carney (Lincroft) (called into service during term)
1943 - James Hennehane (Lincroft) (completed Carney's term)
1944 - Donald D. Johnson (Navesink) (called in service during term)
1944 - Donald Quackenbush (Navesink) (completed Johnson's term)
1945 - Joseph Supienski (Brevent Park)
1946 - Dirk Hoffman (Belford Engine)
1947 - Morris Josephs (Community)
1948 - John Mayer (East Keansburg)
1949 - Edward Freibott (Port Monmouth)
1950 - J. Harry Bennett (Belford Independent)
1951 - Gabriel Simplicio (Middletown #1)
1952 - John Fowler (River Plaza) (died in office)
1952 - William Stobo (River Plaza) (completed Fowler's term)
1953 - Gerard Dominion (Lincroft) (died in the line of duty)
1953 - Garrett Corson (Lincroft) (completed Dominion's term)
1954 - William S. Pape (Navesink)
1955 - David LaRue(Brevent Park)
1956 - Joesph Munch (Belford Engine)
1957 - William Ast (Community)
1958 - William Vitalli (East Keansburg)
1959 - Newton Mallet (Port Monmouth)
1960 - Elwood Seeley (Belford Independent)
1961 - Harlan Hogan (Middletown #1)
1962 - Norman Long Jr. (River Plaza)
1963 - John C. Fowler (Lincroft)
1964 - Henry Lutz Jr. (Old Village)
1965 - John Dashkavich (Navesink)
1966 - Alvin Maxson (Brevent Park)
1967 - Albert White (Belford Engine)
1968 - Neil Corbet (Community)
1969 - Harold Cruse (East Keansburg)
1970 - Fred Beam (Port Monmouth)
1971 - Joseph Hennelly (Belford Independent)
1972 - William Kane (Middletown #1)
1973 - W. Irwin Hendricks (River Plaza)
1974 - George Richdale (Lincroft)
1975 - Jeffrey Mackey (Old Village)
1976 - Harold E. Salenger (Navesink)
1977 - Chester (Jake) Supienski (Brevent Park)
1978 - Charles Widmaier (Belford Engine)
1979 - George Gremmenger (Community)
1980 - Daniel F. Kelly (East Keansburg)
1981 - William B. Miller (Port Monmouth)
1982 - Charles Wilson (Belford Independent)
1983 - Richard O'Shaughnessy (Middletown #1)
1984 - John Fricker (River Plaza)
1985 - Austin B. McKnight (Lincroft)
1986 - Bruce George (Old Village)
1987 - Russel W. Mount Jr. (Navesink)
1988 - Robert Grimm Sr. (Brevent Park)
1989 - Louis Aquilla (Belford Engine)
1990 - Gary Corbet (Community)
1991 - John Bayard (East Keansburg)
1992 - Charles Rogers III (Port Monmouth)
1993 - Thomas Amato (Belford Independent)
1994 - Stanley A. Midose (Middletown #1)
1995 - Gary J. Homefield (River Plaza)
1996 - Dennis Fowler (Lincroft)
1997 - Michael Lee (Old Village)
1998 - J. Timothy Sodon (Navesink)
1999 - Barry Grimm (Brevent Park)
2000 - James Naclerio (Belford Engine)
2001 - Douglas Corbet (Community)
2002 - Kevin Kane (East Keansburg)
2003 - William Gilmartin (Port Monmouth)
2004 - William J. Hibell (Belford Independent)
2005 - Greg Papailiou (Middletown #1)
2006 - Peter Lucyk (River Plaza)
2007 - William Kenelly (Lincroft)
2008 - Vincent Falci (Old Village)
2009 - John Kardel (Navesink)