WESTFIELD—Two more individuals became sworn-in firefighter-paramedics yesterday and a new captain is being sought by the Fire Commission during their meeting yesterday.
Ryan Chenevert and Jonathan Starr were sworn in during the Westfield Fire Commission meeting yesterday. The two were previously offered conditional employment and since then have passed the steps necessary to become sworn in.
Jonathan Starr (L) and Ryan Chenevert (R) are sworn in as Westfield firefigher-paramedics during yesterday’s Westfield Fire Commission meeting
Chenevert and Starr, both paramedics, became the fifth and sixth firefighter-paramedics hired by the department since February of this year.
Chenevert was one of three applicants who interviewed for a position in June. While he did not earn a position then, he later was given a conditional offer of employment in early July by the Westfield Fire Commission.
As for Starr, he was previously a firefighter-paramedic in Norton, Massachusetts, and had requested a lateral transfer from the Norton Fire Department to the Westfield Fire Department. From a previous article written about Starr and Chenevert:
“According to a letter submitted to the commission by Starr that was read aloud by Masciadrelli, Starr has seven years of emergency medical services experience. He has also gone through various training as a firefighter, and has served with the Norton Fire Department for two and a half years.
According to Westfield Fire Chief Mary Regan during the meeting, the fire department is fully staffed now, with one long-term injury that the department is waiting for the retirement board to act upon.
The commission also voted to begin the process to fill a vacant captain position in the department. The request was made by Regan, according to the agenda.
