In August of 2022, Chief Andrew Mallow succeeded Joseph J. Martino as the 15th Fire Chief of the Elmira Fire Department. Chief Mallow attended Southside High School where he graduated in 1994 and went on to Corning Community College to study CAD and Mechanical Tech. Mallow has been with the Elmira Fire Department since March of 1999. He was then promoted to Lieutenant in June of 2019, Fire Marshall in June 2022, and now Fire Chief in August 2022.
Before joining the Elmira Fire Department, he started a construction company in 1997, Mallow Construction, working on residential and commercial remodeling. He continued to run and work at his company even after joining the fire department in '99.
In 2014, Mallow opened MCS Woodworking, which was a cabinet and millwork shop. Again, he ran this business and worked at it while also working for the EFD. He just recently closed that business in 2021 due to the pandemic and picking up more responsibilities at the EFD.
On top of all of this, he obtained his code enforcement certification in 2000 and went on to be union president from 2005-2015.