Past Presidents
NYSAFC Past Presidents at the 118th Annual Conference & FIRE 2024 Expo – Back (L to R): Robert Kloepfer, James Comstock, Julius Leone, John Sroka, Norman Knapp, Daniel Schwertfeger. Front (L to R): Frank Sylvester, Joseph Fahd, Richard Messina, Robert Holley. Not Present: Robert Burke, Donald Corkery, John Cullen, Edward Heberer, James King, Robert Parese, Kenneth Pienkowski, Walter Schoonmaker, Lee Shurtleff, John Tighe, Alfonso Varlaro.
| 1904-1905 Chief John P. Quigley* (Syracuse) | 1964-1965 Chief Fred G. Knopfke* (New Hyde Park) | |
| 1905-1906 Chief Michael E. Higgins* (Albany) | 1965-1966 Chief Charles M. Weaver* (Ithaca) | |
| 1906-1907 Chief Joseph M. Hedderman* (Hornell) | 1966-1967 Chief Wilfrid L. Parsons* (Cortland) | |
| 1907-1908 Chief Charles N. Hogg* (Binghamton) | 1967-1968 Chief Raymond J. Brady* (White Plains) | |
| 1908-1909 Chief Reuben A. Maxon* (Gloversville) | 1968-1969 Chief George E. Briggs* (Norfolk) | |
| 1909-1910 Chief George W. Sherwood* (Lowville) | 1969-1970 Chief William J. Grace* (Johnson City) | |
| 1910-1911 Chief George W. Sherwood* (Lowville) | 1970-1971 Chief Frank J. Smith* (Freeport) | |
| 1911-1912 Chief Daniel J. Sullivan* (Utica) | 1971-1972 Chief John D. Murray* (Oswego) | |
| 1912-1913 Chief John Mack* (Glens Falls) | 1972-1973 Chief John J. Leary* (Brunswick #1) | |
| 1913-1914 Chief John Mack* (Glens Falls) | 1973-1974 Chief Walter R. Bell* (New Rochelle) | |
| 1914-1915 Chief William W. Bridgeford* (Albany) | 1974-1975 Chief George V. Blackstone* (Lakewood) | |
| 1915-1916 Chief John H. Espey* (Elmira) | 1975-1976 Chief Leo J. Hosler* (Malone) | |
| 1916-1917 Chief John H. Espey* (Elmira) | 1976-1977 Coord. Robert G. Butterfield* (Tioga County) | |
| 1917-1918 Unknown | 1977-1978 Chief Francis J. Quinlan* (Cortland) | |
| 1918-1919 Chief Thomas C. Collin* (Cohoes) | 1978-1979 Chief George E. MacPeek* (Bowmansville) | |
| 1919-1920 Chief Richard Purcell* (Richfield Springs & Kingston Shipyard) | 1979-1980 Chief Charles F. Houper* (Corning) | |
| 1920-1921 Chief Alfred H. Lyon* (Binghamton) | 1980-1981 Chief Dominick N. Froio* (Mattydale) | |
| 1921-1922 Chief John Mack* (Glens Falls) | 1981-1982 Chief Raymond J. White* (Scarsdale) | |
| 1922-1923 Chief George W. Bower* (Rome) | 1982-1983 Chief Michael Hewitt* (Dix Hills) | |
| 1923-1924 Chief Elias J. Shadwick* (Saratoga) | 1983-1984 Chief Kenneth E. Green* (Gloversville) | |
| 1924-1925 Chief Edwin J. Coyle* (Lockport) | 1984-1985 Chief James J. Buckley* (Westmere) | |
| 1925-1926 Chief John Gibson* (Mount Vernon) | 1985-1986 Coordinator Edward J. Kehn* (Rensselaer Co.) | |
| 1926-1927 Chief John Gibson* (Mount Vernon) | 1986-1987 Chief Frank P. Stefanelli* (Jamestown) | |
| 1927-1928 Chief Frank A. Jaynes* (Rochester) | 1987-1988 Chief Barry L. Sens* (Pittsford) | |
| 1928-1929 Chief Cornelius J. Casey* (Troy) | 1988-1989 Chief James J. Kavanaugh* (East Seneca) | |
| 1929-1930 Chief August G. Derra* (Schenectady) | 1989-1990 Chief William J. McMahon* (White Plains) | |
| 1930-1931 Chief Chris W. Noll* (Poughkeepsie) | 1990-1991 Chief Anthony J. Messina* (Bellmore) | |
| 1931-1932 Chief Chris W. Noll* (Poughkeepsie) | 1991-1992 Chief Neil McNeight* (Fredonia) | |
| 1932-1933 Chief John W. McCarthy* (Corning) | 1992-1993 Chief Joseph J. Belczak* (North Tonawanda) | |
| 1933-1934 Chief William J. Gates* (Glens Falls) | 1993-1994 Chief Fred W. Singer* (Vestal) | |
| 1934-1935 Chief Joseph L. Murphy* (Kingston) | 1994-1995 Chief Carl J. Amato Jr.* (Deer Park) | |
| 1935-1936 Chief Michael J. Fleming* (Albany) | 1995-1996 Chief Edward W. Heberer (Johnstown) | |
| 1936-1937 Chief Edward W. Geiselman* (Syracuse) | 1996-1997 Chief Robert G. Burke (Brunswick #1) | |
| 1937-1938 Chief Arthur E. Chambers* (Yonkers) | 1997-1998 Chief Donald G. Magin* (Spencerport) | |
| 1938-1939 Chief Raymond J. Kirsch* (Kenmore) | 1998-1999 Chief John H. Cullen (White Plains) | |
| 1939-1940 Chief William W. Shoemaker* (Canandaigua) | 1999-2000 Chief Clinton L. Soemann* (Evans Center) | |
| 1940-1941 Chief George W.M. Brown* (Newburgh) | 2000-2001 Chief Arthur W. Lewis* (Freeport) | |
| 1941-1942 Chief Osbourne G. Smith* (Larchmont) | 2001-2002 Chief Walter J. Schoonmaker (Hartsdale) | |
| 1942-1943 Chief Fred F. Knight* (North Tonawanda) | 2002-2003 Chief Kenneth M. Pienkowski (Taunton) | |
| 1943-1944 Chief James J. Corbett* (Watervliet) | 2003-2004 Chief James A. King (Keeseville) | |
| 1944-1945 Chief Francis E. O’Boyle* (Middletown) | 2004-2005 Chief George R. Maney* (Johnson City) | |
| 1945-1946 Chief Rudolph H. Swanson* (Jamestown) | 2005-2006 Comm. Paul F. Schonewolf* (Niskayuna #1) | |
| 1946-1947 Chief William T. Champ* (Sherburne) | 2006-2007 Chief Robert E. Holley (East Quogue) | |
| 1947-1948 Chief Ralph F. Rivers* (Hudson Falls) | 2007-2008 Chief Charles F. Hajduk* (Jamestown) | |
| 1948-1949 Chief Albert W. Yanke* (Eggertsville) | 2008-2009 Chief William K. Owen* (Stittville) | |
| 1949-1950 Chief William H. Wayand* (Scotia) | 2009-2010 Chief Norman J. Knapp (Brockport) | |
| 1950-1951 Chief Walter J. Buckert* (Brighton) | 2010-2011 Chief Alfonso J. Varlaro (Herkimer) | |
| 1951-1952 Chief Irving D. Merrick* (Poughkeepsie) | 2011-2012 Chief Frank J. Sylvester (Ossining) | |
| 1952-1953 Chief Frank F. Love* (Painted Post) | 2012-2013 Chief Richard A. Messina (Bellmore) | |
| 1953-1954 Chief Louis J. Mosher* (Elmira) | 2013-2014 Chief John M. Tighe (Corning) | |
| 1954-1955 Chief Lee I. Hunt* (Middletown) | 2014-2015 Chief Donald J. Corkery (Sayville) | |
| 1955-1956 Chief Leo R. Barry* (Utica) | 2015-2016 Chief Daniel J. Schwertfeger (Floyd) | |
| 1956-1957 Chief Howard B. Harrington* (Baldwinsville) | 2016-2017 Chief Joseph M. Fahd Jr. (Cohoes) | |
| 1957-1958 Chief Edward J. MacDonald* (White Plains) | 2017-2018 Chief John P. Sroka (Defreestville) |
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| 1958-1959 Chief George H. Fornoff Jr.* (Kenmore) | 2018-2019 Chief Julius J. Leone Jr. (Fredonia) | |
| 1959-1960 Chief Peter E. Lynch* (Mineola) | 2019-2020 Chief Robert P. Parese (Little Falls) | |
| 1960-1961 Chief Otto E. Friske* (Red Hook) | 2020-2021 Chief Lee Shurtleff (Groton) | |
| 1961-1962 Chief Charles R. Dorman* (Jamestown) | 2021-2022 Chief Robert R. Kloepfer Jr. (Floral Park) | |
| 1962-1963 Chief Joseph W. Blackburn* (Eggertsville) | 2022-2023 Chief James R. Comstock (Henrietta) | |
| 1963-1964 Chief Ralph W. Whiting* (Medina) | 2023-2024 Chief R. Scott Ewing (Plattsburgh #3) |
*Deceased