A longtime firefighter started as a captain in the Oneonta Fire Department on Thursday.
J. Michael Mancini, 51, was promoted by the Oneonta Common Council last week.
Mancini has “great management skills” and is the department's lead fire investigator, according to Jim Maloney, assistant chief, who said Mancini's seniority and service as a crew leader also were factors leading to his promotion.
“He has a lot of good experience,” Maloney said Thursday.
Mancini succeeds Tom DiMartin, who retired recently after almost 35 years with OFD, Maloney said.
Mancini, an Oneonta town resident, was chosen among four in-house applicants interviewed for the captain position after Civil Service exam results were received, Maloney said.
Mancini had been at the top of the firefighter pay scale, earning a base salary of $55,109, according to city officials, who said base pay for a first-year captain is $59,475.