First Female Firefighters In Edison History Take Oath Of Service

EDISON, NJ – The Township recently got its first female firefighters. Stephanie Kirkpatrick and Cynthia Lewitter were sworn into the fire department recently, making them the first in Edison’s history, officials said.

Mayor Sam Joshi and the Edison Fire Department celebrated the hiring and promotion of 15 firefighters on Thursday.

“This is a great town and a great place to start my career,” Kirkpatrick said. “I’m proud to be one of the first female firefighters in Edison but at the same time, I want to just be an Edison Firefighter. Period.”

Kirkpatrick and Lewitter will join 13 others in the newly-hired class. Two firefighters, John Sacchi and Marcell Smith, were previously sworn in earlier this year.

“I am so excited and a little overwhelmed,” Lewitter said. “I worked hard for this and I know I will continue to work hard every day.”

The ceremony was held Thursday at Middlesex College. Nine existing firefighters were promoted to the rank of Captain and four were promoted to Battalion Chief.

“These new firefighters are wonderful additions to our Fire Department,” Joshi said. “We hired them to maintain our commitment to public safety while decreasing the department’s budget.”

Here’s the list of firefighters who were prompted and newly hired:

To The Rank Of Battalion Chief

• Eugene Enfield
• Joseph Anselmo
• Patrick Novia
• Thomas Aszman

To The Rank Of Captain

• Brian Stauder
• Brian Mulhearn
• Robert Sawicki
• Joseph Toth
• Danile Dinuzzo
• Daniel Maurath
• Peter Yackel
• Richard Rodriguez
• William Pellegrino

Previously Sworn In On March 3, 2022

• John Sacchi
• Marcell Smith

Newly Sworn in firefighters

• James Eger
• Nicholas Campbell
• John Mocharski Jr.
• Anthony Agliata
• Tyler Pepe
• Jarrett Jeffries
• Gary Keefe Jr.
• Michah White
• Cynthia Lewitter
• Richard Kun
• Michael Marcinczyk
• Anthony Santiago
• John Redman
• Trey Taylor
• Stephanie Kirkpatrick

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