New Allingtown Fire Chief Sworn In

Hamden CT

24 November, 2020

11:46 AM

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WEST HAVEN, CT — (Pictured, from left): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi swears in new City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown Chief Michael R. Terenzio on Monday as Deputy Chief Michael T. Esposito looks on. "I am confident that Chief Terenzio will serve our city well and continue the long legacy of excellent fire service in Allingtown and West Haven," Rossi said. Attending the ceremony, held at the Minor Park Station on Fairfax Street, were acting Chief Peter V. Massaro, Board of Fire Commissioners Vice Chairwoman Cori Nunley, Commissioners Paul Sikorski and Troy Tappin, and officers and firefighters of the Allingtown department. They were joined by Councilwoman Robbin Watt Hamilton, D-5, and Louis P. Esposito Jr., Rossi's executive assistant. Terenzio was Cromwell's fire chief for the past four years. Michael Esposito, a 33-year veteran of Allingtown's bravest who is also the department's fire marshal, had been the acting chief for 30 months. Terenzio, of Cromwell, will relocate to West Haven. He has been in the fire service since 1992.