Crime & Safety
Newton Fire Promotes Five Members
The firefighters received their new ranks at a ceremony at City Hall Tuesday.
Pictured L-R A/C Lucchetti, D/C McNamara, CPT Gentile, Chief Proia, @MayorWarren LT McCully, and LT Fiore pic.twitter.com/QMFA6GzQYw
â Newton Fire (@NewtonFireDept) May 3, 2016
NEWTON, MA - Five Newton firefighters received promotions at a ceremony at City Hall Tuesday.
Surrounded by family and friends, the five were granted their new rankings by Chief Bruce Proia and Mayor Setti Warren in the City Council Chambers.
Deputy Chief Gino Lucchetti, C-2 Group 3, was promoted to assistant chief; Captain Mike McNamara, E-4, was named deputy chief; Lt. Greg Gentile, E-2, received the rank of captain; and firefighters Joe Fiore, L-2, and Phil McCully, E-3, were promoted to lieutenant.
Congratulations and thanks for all you do to the promoted members of the #ISOClass1 @NewtonFireDept today! pic.twitter.com/DMMA3AchFk
â Setti Warren (@MayorWarren) May 3, 2016
Last week the Newton Fire Department was rated a Class 1 agency, the highest possible ranking from the Insurance Service Organization.
It is the newest department in the nation, and fourth in Massachusetts, to receive the grade.
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