The Jersey City Fire Department swore in one new deputy chief, five battalion chiefs, and five captains are a City Hall ceremony this morning.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“If you look at our fire department over the past 10 years, the department numbers and ranks have grown substantially,” Mayor Steven Fulop said during today’s ceremony inside council chambers.
“We have proudly promoted a lot of firefighters, and it is a privilege to add new leadership today to the best fire department in New Jersey and beyond.”
Joseph DiTommaso was promoted deputy chief; Christopher Daliani, Peter Nowak, Kevin Child, Jeffrey Batt, Daniel Dornacker Jr. are now battalion chiefs; while Christopher Russell, Erik Dolaghan, Nicholas Laietta, John Calderone, and Matthew Weisman earned the rank of captain.
“I have spent my whole life in Jersey City, and it is exciting to see what is happening here with the new high rises, people moving and raising their families here,” Jersey City Fire Chief Stephan Drennan added.
“With that comes the responsibility of caring for all the people who reside, travel through, and work here. That’s what we pledge to do. That’s the responsibility we take, and our fire department does an outstanding job.”
