Crime & Safety

Eight Lakewood Firefighters Sworn In

Ceremony hosted at the Fire Station No. 1 on Tuesday.

Seven firefighers were sworn in at the Lakewood Fire Department on Tuesday — and one firefighter was promoted to captain. 

They were sworn in with family members watching, during a special ceremony at Fire Station No. 1 on Madison Avenue.

Those sworn in Tuesday were Ryan Watson, Timothy Rideout, Kyle Captine, Josh Erdani, Brian Sedmak, Matthew Scharfenberg and Eric Klonowski.

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And, firefighter Joseph Schmook was promoted to captain.


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