ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — On Thursday, some members of Albuquerque Fire Rescue celebrated their promotions. The City of Albuquerque, Mayor Tim Keller, and Fire Chief Emily Jaramillo hosted the badge pinning ceremony which included promotions to driver, company officer, and chief officer.
“So we are officially celebrating the promotion of being a driver,” said AFR Member Lisa Autry. “What that means to me is that I now get to do a different job position than my old one, which was a pitman. I have a lot more responsibilities on making it to scenes on time, responding code 3, and being able to handle certain water hydraulics.”…