Canton Fire Department

February 22, 2018

Canton Fire Department Promotes Two Officers

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Canton Fire Department
Chief Charles E. Doody
99 Revere St.
Canton, MA 02021

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Canton Fire Department Promotes Two Officers

Lt. Jeffrey O’Brien, left, and Captain Thomas Driscoll were recognized at the Canton Board of Selectmen meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 21. (Photo Courtesy Canton Fire Department)

Lt. Jeffrey O’Brien had his badge pinned on him by his wife Vanessa at a promotion ceremony at the Canton Board of Selectmen meeting Wednesday, Feb. 21. (Photo Courtesy Canton Fire Department)

Captain Thomas Driscoll was promoted at a ceremony at the Canton Board of Selectmen’s meeting Wednesday, Feb. 21. His father and retired Dedham Fire Chief Jim Driscoll pinned a new badge on his son during the ceremony. (Photo Courtesy Canton Fire Department)

CANTON– Chief Charles E. Doody is pleased to announce that the Canton Fire Department promoted two officers in a ceremony this week.

Family members and friends gathered at the Canton Board of Selectmen meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to recognize the promotions of Jeffrey O’Brien and Thomas Driscoll.

O’Brien, a 17 year veteran of the Canton Fire Department, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

Lt. O’Brien was appointed as a firefighter and EMT in 2001 after graduating from the Boston Fire Academy the same year. Lt. O’Brien is also a Marine Corps veteran, serving his country in Lebanon, where he survived a deadly attack known as the Beirut barracks bombings of 1983.

Last year, Lt. O’Brien received the Department of Fire Services Firefighter of the Year Award. He and three other Canton firefighters were recognized for their actions in rescuing a pilot and passenger from a plane crash in Westwood in July 2016.

Thomas Driscoll, a 14 year veteran of the Canton Fire Department, was promoted to the rank of captain during the ceremony. After joining the fire department in 2004, Driscoll has steadily climbed the ranks and carried on the fire service tradition in his family that began with his father, retired Dedham Fire Chief Jim Driscoll.

Captain Driscoll is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts School of Management, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business management. He then went on to complete Northeastern University’s Paramedic Technology Program and also received an associate’s degree in fire science from Massasoit Community College.

“I would like to sincerely congratulate Lt. O’Brien and Captain Driscoll for their achievements,” Chief Doody said. “It goes unsaid, but their commitment and service to our community is unmatched. I believe that both of these men will be extremely successful in their new roles and continue to be role models for the entire department.”

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January 24, 2018

Canton Firefighter Graduates from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

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Canton Fire Department
Chief Charles E. Doody
99 Revere St.
Canton, MA 02021

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Canton Firefighter Graduates from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

From left to right: Canton Fire Chief Charles E. Doody, Firefighter Katie McLaughlin and Deputy State Fire Marshal Maribel Fournier at the Massachusetts Firefighter Academy graduation ceremony Monday, Jan. 22. (Canton Fire Department)

CANTON — Chief Charles E. Doody is pleased to announce that Firefighter Katie McLaughlin graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy this week.

On Monday, Jan. 22, Firefighter McLaughlin was among the 35 graduates from 24 fire departments at a ceremony for the 260th class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy.

The 22-year-old Canton native was one of three women in the graduating class. She becomes the first female firefighter for the department since 2014. She graduated from Canton High School in 2014 and had been working for Fallon Ambulance as an EMT and paramedic since 2015.

“We are all proud to see Katie graduate from the academy and I am confident that as she begins her career she will be an asset to the Canton Fire Department,” Chief Doody said.

Firefighter McLaughlin first came to the department as part of the Canton High School externship program. She spent time observing and working in the department and riding along in the apparatus. She eventually decided that being a firefighter was the career she wanted to pursue.

“She is a trailblazer for Canton High students looking to gain real-world experience with our fire department,” Chief Doody said. “We have had three externs since Katie. Two of them are currently following her path and are completing paramedic school and taking the Civil Service exam.”

The academy graduates were recognized at a ceremony at the Department of Fire Services headquarters in Stow.

The 10-week program teaches the essentials of structural firefighting, hazardous material response and flammable liquid and flammable gas firefighting.

Firefighter McLaughlin is now certified at the Firefighter II level and is a certified paramedic. She began her career with the Canton Fire Department yesterday and has been assigned to Group 1.

The graduates from other communities included: Andover, Attleboro, Barnstable, Cotuit, Fitchburg, Hopkinton, Methuen, Needham, Newton, North Attleboro, Norwood, Plainville, Springfield, Tewksbury, Truro, Wakefield, Walpole, Wellfleet, Westminster, Westport, Whitman, Winchester and Yarmouth.

During the ceremony, retired Clinton Fire Chief John McLaughlin, no relation, spoke about his over 40 years in the fire service.

To learn more about the Fire Academy and how to enroll, visit The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Department of Fire Services website.

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