Mayor Ganim Names Veteran Fire Inspector Henry Polite as New Bridgeport Fire Marshal
#Bridgeport Connecticut– Mayor Joe Ganim announced today that he has appointed veteran fire inspector Henry Polite as Bridgeport’s next Fire Marshal. Polite is a 28 year-veteran of the Bridgeport Fire Department and has served as a Senior Inspector in the Fire Marshal’s division since 2010. As Fire Marshal he will oversee a 21-person division responsible for fire safety inspections and fire investigations in the city of Bridgeport. He is the second African-American to serve as Fire Marshal in Bridgeport. Polite becomes Fire Marshal following the retirement last month of longtime Bridgeport Fire Marshal William Cosgrove. “We are grateful for Bill Cosgrove’s many years of service and we are also very proud to have veteran fire inspector Henry Polite…