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Rochester City Council appoints Fire Chief
Rochester City Council appoints Fire Chief
Rochester City Council approved the appointment of Stefano Napolitano as chief of the Rochester Fire Department in a unanimous vote Tuesday night.
His appointment was confirmed at the regular meeting of the Rochester City Council on Sept. 19, following a formal confirmation hearing with Napolitano held earlier this month.
Napolitano is a veteran firefighter who moved through the ranks of several New York state fire departments before becoming the deputy state fire administrator for the state of New York.
He also holds a four-year tenure as chief of the Batavia Fire Department, three years as deputy chief of the village of Herkimer Fire Department and nearly two decades of experience as a state fire instructor.
“We look forward to working with Chief Napolitano, in partnership with the mayor, to make our great fire department an even more equitable, responsive and inclusive organization,” said City Council President Miguel A. Meléndez, Jr., in a release.
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