New Rochelle Veteran Firefighter Curtis Taylor Is Pelham Village Fire Chief
By Amanda Kaufmann
The Village of Pelham’s new fire chief, Curtis Taylor, has more than 25 years experience as a career firefighter in New Rochelle and is looking forward to his tenure in Pelham.
“It’s an honor to be asked to be chief,” he said in an interview. “I look forward to the challenge.” The Pelham fire chief’s duties are administrative (budget, hiring) as well as managerial. Chief Taylor is required to work 19 hours a week and to be on call 24 hours a day for all smoke, fire, and major emergencies calls.
Chief Taylor has been a career firefighter in New Rochelle for the past 25 years, retiring in May as a captain, acting deputy chief, and company commander of Station 3 in the heart of New Rochelle’s downtown. Originally from New Rochelle, he graduated from Blackburn University in Illinois before returning east to join the force. He became a New York State Code Enforcement Officer in 1996 (meaning he has the authority to write tickets for violations of the standards set by the state) and a New York State Fire Investigator in 1998. In 2006, Chief Taylor received his Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection Technology from Corning Community College in Corning, NY...
Tax Information from the Town of Pelham
The Town of Pelham’s web site has been revamped and now includes public access to assessment information on all properties, including tax maps and photographic images of the properties. You have to know the parcel’s tax ID and address to get the information. The tax ID is on your tax bill and is also available in bound books at the Assessor’s Office on the second floor of Town Hall. The tax ID number is part of the “parcel ID” and starts with 1XX.XX-X-X etc. The web site address is http://townofpelham.sdgnys.com/.
