Mahwah Fire, EMS Officers Sworn In

MAHWAH, NJ — The Mahwah Fire Department and EMS held their annual swearing in ceremony on New Year's Day.

Though the pandemic altered how they were able to do it, it didn't put a halt to the event, and the appointments made there.

"Even amongst COVID, on January 1st members of Mahwah Fire Department and Mahwah MEMS continued the tradition and were safely sworn in to the positions they were elected for as officers for 2021," the fire department wrote on Facebook.

Cord Meyer will serve as the department's Fire Chief, while Tom Loreto and Chris Stricker will serve as first and second assistant chief, respectively.

Other fire officials sworn in include:

• Ray Virgens
• William Farrow
• Lauren Azevedo
• Chris Konash
• Elmore Wilson

• Steven Ruit
• Chris Vandling
• Drew DeGroat
• Tom Grzeskowiak

• Matthew Myhr
• Nick Raia
• Jonathan Burns
• Akira Yamaki
• Nick Cranstoun
• Dillon Von Zwehl
• John Fishkin
• Mike Imperiosi

• Eric Moritz, Captain
• Chris Rupert, Lieutenant
• Tim Andro, Dive Team Coordinator

• Ed Garza
• Ken Warnet
• Bryan Fogle
• Anthony Tortorello

• Lawrence Wright, Captain
• Tor Lunde, Lieutenant

Mahwah EMS officials were also sworn in. They are:

• Carissa Magnani, Chief
• Austin Miller, Deputy Chief
• Jennifer Ehrenberg, Deputy Chief
• Brianna Schmidt, Lieutenant
• Jackie Liu, Lieutenant
• Kristin Ehrenberg, Lieutenant
• Stefanie Sciacca, Lieutenant