Leadership

Veteran Firefighter Sworn In as MA Chief

April 30, 2019

Chicopee Fire Chief Daniel Stamborski is a second-generation firefighter with more than two decades of service. He takes over for Chief Dean Desmarais, who retired in March.

By Jeanette DeForge

Source The Republican, Springfield, Mass.

New Chicopee, MA, Fire Chief Daniel Stamborski—seen here with Mayor Richard J. Kos (center) and City Clerk Keith W. Rattell—was sworn in to office on Monday. Here he is with .

CHICOPEE, MA—A 22-year veteran of the city’s fire department was sworn in as fire chief on Monday while dozens of firefighters watched.

Daniel Stamborski was named fire chief by Mayor Richard J. Kos. He replaces Fire Chief Dean Desmarais who retired in March, officials said.

Stamborski was named temporary fire chief at the end of March, about two weeks after Desmarais retired. Kos recently made that appointment permanent.

Stamborski became a firefighter in 1997, was promoted to lieutenant in 2007 and captain in 2010. He is a second-generation firefighter and a lifelong city resident, according to a press release from the mayor’s office.

Stamborski also volunteers with the American Cancer Society and the Muscular Dystrophy Organization.

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