Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, NOVEmbER 15, 2024 City Council approves appointment of new Fire Chief Joseph Hickey By Neil Zolot oseph Hickey was appointed to a three-year term as the new Fire Chief at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 12. “Everything has been leading up to this,” he told The Everett Advocate about a career that started in February 1995. “Through courses and schooling I moved up in the ranks – I went through all the steps.” As senior Deputy Chief, Hickey has been Acting Chief since February and earned the top score on a recent Assessment Test. “I anticipated getting promoted,” he said, based on the score and his seniority. “Unlike the chief of police position in Everett, the Fire Chief position remains a civil service position. Under Massachusetts Civil Service law, communities may select a perJ manent fi re chief either on the basis of a civil service written exam or a Sole Assessment Center process. The City of Everett utilized a Sole Assessment Center process during this most recent hiring process, as it did when it selected the last permanent chief, Chief Tony Carli,” Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s Chief of Staff , Erin Deveney, explained. “The Assessment Center was open to members of the EFD who held the rank of Deputy Chief. It was conducted on June 11, 2024. The written examination portion of the Assessment Center represented 80% of the candidates’ fi nal scores and 20% of the fi nal scores was based on each candidate’s Experience/ Certifi cation/Training & Education (ECT&E). Chief Hickey was the highest scoring candidate.” As Acting Chief and as the new Chief, Hickey has and will Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 Everett’s new Fire Chief Joseph Hickey is shown with his proud family after being sworn in on Monday evening at City Hall. (Photo/City of Everett) be supervising continual updating of services and policies to keep abreast of new technology and training for use of a new fi re boat to service waterfront areas near Encore Boston Harbor Casino and industrial sites by the Mystic River. He anticipates it being in service in the spring. He is in favor of a new public service building near Encore, an issue that has been discussed at several City Council meetings. “With growth in the city and more congestion we can anticipate due to the amount of construction, I see a need,” he said. In related action, promotions in the Police Department were confi rmed for Lieutenant Sean Bagley to Captain, Lieutenant Paul Molea to Captain, Sergeant William Fox to Lieutenant, Sergeant Robert Hall to Lieutenant, Officer Nicholas Crowell to Sergeant and Officer Stephen Sabella to Sergeant. The agenda item to appoint Jamey Thompson as a patrol offi cer became moot after he withdrew his application. In Public Comment, Sycamore Street resident Janice Lark expressed her thanks to the Fire and Police Departments for their action after a hazmat incident on nearby Gledhill Avenue when a man was found disposing of drug making chemicals. “They made me feel safe,” she said. NEW FIRE CHIEF | SEE PAGE 8 Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl 66 Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured
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