Wong to serve as Fire Dept. deputy commissioner

Connie S. Wong has been appointed Deputy Commissioner for Labor Relations, Human Resources and Legal Affairs for the Boston Fire Department. Wong will serve as the chief legal advisor on all matters to the Fire Commissioner Joseph E. Finn.

“Connie brings a strong background in the fire service having previously worked with our various divisions at headquarters and in the field,” said Finn. “As Deputy Commissioner, Connie will be the highest ranking civilian working for the Boston Fire Department.”

A lifelong Bostonian, Wong grew up in Boston’s Chinatown and attended Boston College and Suffolk University Law School. She was assigned to the Boston Fire Department as its in-house Legal Counsel in 1997 before joining the Criminal Clerk’s Office at Suffolk Superior Court as an Assistant Clerk in 2000.

“I am delighted to return to the Boston Fire Department,” said Wong in a statement. “It is an exciting time to be at the Fire Department as it embarks on a new chapter under Commissioner Finn’s leadership and vision. I look forward to working with Commissioner Finn and all the members of the Department.”


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