Springfield Fire Commissioner Miguel “Mike” Rivera addresses the audience after being sworn in. Inside, small Puerto Rican flags were handed out to the rows of people who came to watch Miguel “Mike” Rivera be sworn in as Springfield’s first Latino fire commissioner. Much was made of Rivera’s status as the first Latino commissioner. “In the case of Mike Rivera and his family, there is not a moment off in the jobs that you have. With so much attention paid to Rivera’s status as the first Latino commissioner, he said it can be a “double-edged sword.