A contributed photo from the ceremony.
SEYMOUR — Members of the Seymour Fire Department were recently sworn-in during a promotion ceremony, while another group of emergency services personnel were feted for their work during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Volunteers from both of Seymour’s fire companies-Citizen’s Engine Co. No. 2 and Great Hill Hose Co. No.1- gathered at Seymour High School Aug. 16, along with 14 fellow EMTs, police and emergency workers for the ceremony.
Those sworn in were to the chiefs’ positions were:
Fire Chief Michael Lombardi
Deputy Chief Christopher Edwards
Assistant Chief David Van Wart
Assistant Chief Quinn Levey
Sworn in as fire commissioners were:
Peter Sampiere
Michael Julian
Matthew Calzone
Clay Jurgens
Patrick Keough
Great Hill Hose company officers sworn in were:
Captain Gary Parkosewich
1st Lieutenant Jeff Cronin
2nd Lieutenant Ethan Lott
Citizens’ Engine company officers sworn in were:
Captain Jon Rollinson
1st Lieutenant John Hannon III
2nd Lieutenant Angel Hernandez
After the swearing-in ceremony, the following received Merit Citations for Distinguished Service during COVID-19:
Paul Satkowski, Chief of Police
Roberto Rinaldi, Deputy Chief of Police
Michael Lombardi, Chief of Fire Department
Christopher Edwards, Deputy Chief of Fire Department
David Van Wart, Assistant Chief of Fire Department
Quinn Levey, Assistant Chief of Fire Department
Kyle Kelley, Chief of Seymour Ambulance Association
Bryan Ryan, Deputy Chief of Seymour Ambulance Association
Cindy Best, Assistant Chief of Seymour Ambulance Association
Timm Willis, Fire Marshal
Thomas Eighmie, Director of the Office of Emergency Management
Tim Connors, Director of Facilities
John Hannon III, C2 1st Lieutenant
Ethan Lott, GH 2nd Lieutenant
Willis was honored to see his fellow emergency workers recognized for a job well done, not just during COVID, but every day.
“Regarding the citations that certain individuals received, I don’t necessarily think these men and women did anything extraordinary,” Willis said. “They did what we always do. When work needs to be done, the men and women of our Emergency Services do just that. We take on and will continue to take on whatever is asked of us, in hopes of keeping our community safe and moving forward.”
