Robert Kick has been sworn in as the Greenwich (Conn.) Fire Department’s new assistant chief. He was promoted from deputy chief and has worked for the department for 15 years.

“He’s very well-rounded as far as his career is concerned,” Greenwich Chief Peter Siecienski told the Greenwich Post. “He was one of the senior applicants with a good amount of time in the department. He’s been a lieutenant and a deputy chief, so this is a natural progression for him. He not only has a good educational background, but a background in construction management, which gives him a good opportunity to participate in some of the construction projects we have going.” “I’ll have my hands full for the next five years,” Kick told the paper. “Operations will be the main priority. It’s not as though there are problems with operations. We just have to be able to move forward. There are new things we have to try, and things that have to be replaced.”

Assistant Chief Kick was made a lieutenant in 2001 and in 2006 was named a deputy chief. The assistant chief’s position had been vacant since earlier this year when Chief Siecienski replaced the retiring fire chief, Sanford Anderson, the paper reported.