Newport Beach Fire Department promotes 6 employees

Six Newport Beach firefighters were promoted during a Monday ceremony

at City Hall.

Fire Chief Tim Riley bestowed the new promotions on the men at 8 a.m.

Monday. Riley pinned new badges on them in City Council chambers.

Firefighters with new jobs and more responsibility include Daryl

Mackey, Jim Philbin, Tim Richards, Jim Jeziorski, Ron Larson and Alan

Baker.

Mackey was promoted from fire engineer to fire prevention specialist.

Philbin, Richards, Jeziorski and Larson bumped up from firefighter to

fire engineer. Baker ascended from paramedic to fire engineer.

As a result of the promotions, the Newport Beach Fire Department will

schedule testing to hire for three positions -- fire captain, paramedic

and engineer.