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June 5, 2006

Providence Fire Dept. promotes 1st female to captain

PROVIDENCE – One of the city's first two female firefighters and the first woman promoted to an officer’s position in the department has accomplished another first.

Heidi J. Rivard today became the first woman in the department’s history to be promoted to the rank of captain. In 1998, when she was promoted to lieutenant, she took the first female officer’s role in the department. Rivard has been with the department since August 1991.

Today she joined four other Providence firefighters at a promotions ceremony at the Public Safety Complex.

Also promoted to captain are Kenneth J. Cirelli and Scott G. Mello, who both joined the department in 1984 and were promoted to lieutenant in 1995. Promoted to lieutenant were Anthony J. Lancellotti and Peter K. McMichael, who joined the department in 1989.

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