Mansfield Promotes 1 and Hires 9
Photo by Ryan FlahertyMansfield Firefighters Joe Saccocio, Hunter Chipman, Daniel Murphy, Damien Tyler, Hannah Lee, Andrew Hart, Kevin Ecsedy, Paul Penezic and Casey Berryman with Captain Rick Landry.
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Photo by Ryan FlahertyCaptain Rick Landry
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Photo by Ryan FlahertyFirefighter Joe Saccocio with his badge being pinned by his wife Emma.
Photo by NLC Fire WireNorwich retired Lieutenant Glenn Watts is now a UConn Firefighter with Norwich LT Ryan Flaherty.
Photo by NLC Fire WireGinelle Price with Webster MA FF Emma Saccocio, Mac, Mansfield FF Joe Saccocio and Norwich LT Ryan Flaherty.
At 6pm on Thursday, 6/4/26 the Mansfield Fire Department held a badge pinning ceremony at the Mansfield Middle School. Fire Chief John Roache greeted the crowd and apologized about the original ceremony being postponed from February 5th, due to the train derailment.
Firefighter Rick Landry has served the town for 13 years and was promoted to captain assigned to D Shift. He has been the EMS officer since 2015 and served on multiple committees for the new station, as well as the hiring and onboarding processes. He was pinned by his wife Heather.
Casey Berryman is a United States Navy Corpsman who participated in the Hero to Hero program at the Connecticut Fire Academy. He graduated from Class 76 and was pinned by his wife Sophia.
Paul Penezic was a firefighter in North Carolina followed by Old Mystic. His wife Kate pinned his badge.
Kevin Ecsedy started as a volunteer with Mansfield and recently graduated from the CFA Class 77. He was pinned by his Fiance Ana.
Andrew Hart started with the Simsbury Fire Department and was the spokesman for Recruit Class 77. He was pinned by his girlfriend Isabel.
Hannah Lee worked as a chef at Uconn and started as a firefighter in Andover. She was pinned by her parents.
Damien Tyler started as a firefighter in Brooklyn and was recognized with the instructor’s award for excellence in academics, teamwork and leadership from Recruit Class 77. He was pinned by his wife Casey.
Daniel Murphy began his fire service tenure as a volunteer with Mansfield in 2021. He then got hired part time in 2024 and was promoted to full time in May of 2026. He was pinned by his son David and daughter Céili.
Hunter Chipman started as a volunteer with Vernon and was hired as a part timer. He was pinned by his girlfriend Lauren.
Joseph Saccocio started as a volunteer in Plainfield and currently works at the Mohegan Tribal Fire Department. He is now working part time in Mansfield and was pinned by his wife Emma and son Mac.
Mayor Antonia Moran expressed her appreciation for the first responders and said the council has been making major strides to improve the fire department’s staffing since 2009.
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