From the City of Mount Vernon: Fire Department Hiring and Promotion Ceremony Held at City Hall
Thursday, October 2, 2008 
Includes the promotion of two new lieutenants
On Monday, September 29, 2008, Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. officially introduced Fire Commissioner Noah Lighty at a Hiring & Promotional ceremony held at City Hall in Mount Vernon.
“The Fire Department of Mount Vernon will now have strong leadership that will make great strides in the months and years to come,” said Mayor Young. “I have the utmost faith in their ability to lead by example and do what is right, and in the best interest of our great city.”
Commissioner Lighty has been a member of the Mount Vernon Fire Department for over 21 years.
“It is an honor to be entrusted with leading the department that I have been a part of for so many year,” said Commissioner Lighty. “I am ready to make the changes necessary for this department to be as effective and efficient as it can be.
The ceremony also included the promotion of two fire fighters to the rank of Lieutenant. Fire Fighters Marc Trippodo and Rodney Samson, who have each served the City of Mount Vernon for over 10 years.
Mayor Young and the Fire Department also announced that 22-year veteran, Tarrance Crawford, is coming out of retirement, and the names of eight new hires. They will enter the Westchester County Fire Academy on October 6, and be in training for 16 weeks. The new recruits are:
· Francis Stone
· Anthony Mitchell
· David Basil
· Ian Brown, Jr.
· Michael Holt
· Johnny Delgado
· Anthony Ansalone
· Charles Clayton
