Melrose Firefighters Promoted to Captain, Lieutenant

Mayor Rob Dolan promoted Lt. James Winslow to Fire Captain and Firefighter Kenneth Macintosh to Fire Lieutenant in a brief swearing-in ceremony in the Aldermanic Chamber last week, the mayor's office announced in a press release.

"I am very pleased to see both these men attain leadership positions in the ," Dolan said in the release. "They bring years of experience and a wealth of knowledge to the job, and I know they will serve the people of Melrose well."

Winslow, a second-generation firefighter, joined the Melrose Fire Department in July 1983 and was promoted to Fire Lieutenant in 2002. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Macintosh was appointed a firefighter in July 2007 and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.