Recent Ex-Chiefs
Ex-Chief
Robert S. Retoske 2022-2023
Chief Retoske is a career firefighter in the City of New York and a volunteer for over over 25 years. Served as Captain of Pacific Engine & Hose Company No.1.
Ex-Chief
Philip Wm Grella Jr. 2016-2017
Chief Grella Jr. is a retired career first responder with 36+ years in the volunteer fire service who received a firefighter of the year award during his time in Sea Cliff Fire Department. Chief Grella responded to the Avianca crash in 1990, to the wildfires in 1995 and was awarded a life saving citation for helping a person out of a burning building in 2006. Chief Grella Jr. became a member in 2002, served as Captain of Engine & Hose Company No.4 in 2007-2009, Assistant Chief in 2010-15, and Chief of Department in 2016 & 2017. Chief Grella Jr. was re-elected to Assistant Chief in 2020.