A warm welcome this Wednesday evening for some of western Massachusetts’s newest first responders! The city of Chicopee coming together to swear in three rookie firefighters. The pinning ceremony took place at Chicopee City Hall. Mayor John Vieau and Fire Chief Dan Stamborski were joined by the families of the firefighters for this special occasion. Two new captains and a lieutenant with the department were also promoted: Katie Collins Kalbaugh and Philip Sanford were promoted to Captain; Jeffery Pelletier promoted to lieutenant. New recruitment told 22News why they are ready to fill in the shoes of retired firemen. “It’s something I’ve always been passionate about and what I always wanted to do,” said Nicholas Meuse, Recruited Chicopee Fire Department Firefighter & EMT.