Sixteen Newark Fire Department captains and five battalion chiefs were sworn in Tuesday.
NEWARK -- Sixteen Newark Fire Department captains and five battalion chiefs were sworn in Tuesday.
The officers received their badges and took their oaths of office in a morning ceremony at St. Lucy's Church attended by dozens of city officials, including Mayor Ras Baraka.
"This is a great fire department," Newark Fire Department Director James W. Stewart told the promoted officers. "We hope that you will continue the tradition of this department in providing the residents of Newark the services they rightly deserve."
The promoted officers replace several retiring fire department officials, Stewart said.
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