Chicopee Fire Department promotes two officers to new ranks
Nicholas Brown was promoted to the rank of captain, and Gregory Pray to the rank of lieutenant. Both of their families, as well as members from the fire department, were there to watch and celebrate their achievements.
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'We're going to have two more excellent officers who have done a great job through this process, and they are going to represent us really well,' said Chicopee Fire Captain Katie Collins-Kalbaugh.
'I'm so proud of my dad for becoming captain, because he has been practicing for this the whole time, and he's been really working for this, and we finally got him to be captain,' Captain Brown's daughter Mia said. 'Just to say, I am very proud of him.'
'I am very happy, because it makes us have happy tears,' said Captain Brown's daughter Olivia.
Both the new captain and lieutenant completed the rigorous process, including studying for months, taking the assessment test, and completing an interview.
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