Veteran Newport Beach officers promoted Three Newport...

Veteran Newport Beach officers promoted

Three Newport Beach police officers received promotions Monday.

Mike Hyams, a 24-year veteran of the department, was promoted from

lieutenant to captain. Hyams transferred from internal affairs to

commander of the detective division.

Mike McDermott, a 25-year veteran, was promoted from sergeant to

lieutenant. He currently works in internal affairs and has yet to be

transferred to a new assignment.

Steve Shulman, press information officer for the department, was

promoted from sergeant to lieutenant. Shulman served on the Costa

Mesa Police Department for 11 years before moving to Newport Beach in

1992. Shulman has not been transferred from his current assignment in

the office of the chief of police but will later transfer to the

patrol division.

Costa Mesa public safety event scheduled

The annual Costa Mesa Public Safety Expo is scheduled for May 15.

Members of the Costa Mesa police and fire departments will conduct

demonstrations and host displays. Specific details of the event have

yet to be announced.

Past events at the expo included extinguishing a live structure

fire, using the Jaws of Life and police K-9 demonstrations. The expo

will include other public-service displays, food and games.

The expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the fire station

at 2300 Placentia Ave. in Costa Mesa.

Fire department to reveal remodeled tower

The Costa Mesa Fire Department will hold a dedication ceremony

April 27 for its newly remodeled training tower.

The project modernized the existing training tower with a $350,000

addition, fire officials said. The addition includes apartment-style

rooms, a balcony, different roof surfaces and an automated live-fire

trainer.

It will help simulate real fire conditions in a controlled

environment and will produce only nontoxic smoke, officials said.

The addition was paid for by a grant from Rancho Santiago

Community College District. The district will share use of the

facility for its fire training program.

Costa Mesa police will also use the tower for tactical training.

The dedication is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. April 27 at the fire

station at 2300 Placentia Ave. in Costa Mesa.