PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The Fire Department has 21 new firefighters who recently graduated from the Municipal Fire Academy.
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, who helped secure a federal grant allowing the department to increase its force to 146 firefighters, welcomed the new fighters in a ceremony Friday at the LeFoyer Club Banquet Hall, Fountain Street.
The new members sworn in Friday are: Seth W. Barber, Mark E. Bushy, Daniel P. Detour, Ryan C. Ferreira, Sean J. Gannon, Milton P. Giard III, Thomas J. Koch, Sean P. Lambert, David R. Lavergne, Noah F. LeBlanc, Alexander D. Marshall, Brendan M. McCarthy, Derek T. McGarry, Michael J. McMahon, Kurt T. Mercer, William V. Murray, Terrence J. O'Neill, Tiffany G. Pacheco, Christopher M. Parent, Michael R. Vance, and Paul R. Vollaro Jr.