Glenn Quick Named Chief of East Providence Fire Department

Glenn Quick Named Chief of East Providence Fire Department

East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva has named Glenn Quick as the Chief of the East Providence Fire Department.

“I would like to thank Mayor DaSilva for giving me the opportunity to lead the men and women of this great department. It will be my job to promote a safe and healthy work environment for our firefighters and deliver the best services to our citizens,” said Quick.

“Glenn Quick has decades of experience in the fire service and is well-respected amongst his brothers and sisters in the fire service and has proven his teamwork and extraordinary leadership skills,” said DaSilva.

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About Quick

Quick, who has served as Acting Chief since September 2019, has been in fire service for more than 30 years.

He began his career as a firefighter with the East Providence Fire Department in 1987 and has risen through the ranks to assistant fire marshal, engine lieutenant, fire marshal, engine captain, battalion chief of operations, battalion chief of the hazardous materials team, battalion chief of fire department personnel and acting chief before being appointed Fire Chief.

In addition to his duties with the EPFD, Quick currently serves as a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators (RI Chapter) and has served as a member of the International Fire Service Training Association, the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association, and chairman of the Union Executive Board Local 850.

Quick earned his Associate of Fire Science degree at Community College of Rhode Island.

When he isn’t at the firehouse or out at a scene, you can find Chief Quick spending time with family and friends, playing ice hockey or watching the New England Patriots.