Crime & Safety
Brendan Corcoran Promoted to Fire Lieutenant
The firefighter was sworn in Wednesday night.
Firefighter Brendan Corcoran has a nice new title – lieutenant. He was sworn in Wednesday at the Ridgewood Village Council meeting with much of the department on hand.
The Ridgewood resident replaces Lt. Robert Kozielski, who retired in December.
Corcoran, 35, is a certified EMT who has been on the force since 2005.
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"Brendan's been a great fireman and he's had a really good career here," said Ridgewood Fire Chief Jim Van Goor. "I just want to congratulate him on becoming a lieutenant. He really deserves it and he's going to do a great job."
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