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Easton Firefighter Graduates from Massachusetts Firefighter Academy

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Easton Fire Department
Kevin Partridge, Fire Chief
413 Bay Road
South Easton, MA 02375

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019

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

Easton Firefighter Graduates from Massachusetts Firefighter Academy

EASTON — Chief Kevin Partridge is pleased to announce that Firefighter Joseph Polito graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy (MFA) on Friday, Aug. 9.

Firefighter Polito was among the 37 firefighters representing 23 fire departments to graduate from the MFA’s Career Recruit Firefighter Training Class 275. Graduates were recognized at a ceremony at the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services headquarters in Stow Friday.

The 10-week program teaches the essentials of fire and non-fire conditions, life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation and fire attack.

Polito was also presented with a Senate and House Citation on behalf of Sen. Walter Timilty, Sen. Mike Brady and Rep. Claire Cronin.

Polito, age 27, was appointed to the department in December 2018. He previously worked as a paramedic for Brewster Ambulance Service for four years and as an EMT for EasCare Ambulance Service.

Following his graduation from the academy, Polito is now certified as a Firefighter I/II and certified in Hazmat Operations.

Polito’s first shift assigned to Group 4 under Capt. Larry Blye will be Thursday, Aug. 15.

“On behalf of the Easton Fire Department, I would like to congratulate Firefighter Polito on this accomplishment. The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy provides a rigorous and comprehensive training program for the state’s firefighters,” Chief Partridge said. “I am confident Firefighter Polito will serve the Easton community well.”

The other 36 graduates represented the fire departments of Beverly, Canton, Fairhaven, Foxborough, Gloucester, Holden, Hopkinton, Mansfield, Medfield, Methuen, Milford, Nahant, Norwood, Reading, Saugus, Scituate, Seekonk, Swampscott, Watertown, Westborough, Westwood and Winchester.

The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy:

At the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy, firefighter recruits learn a wide range of skills in an intensive 10-week program. Certified and more experienced firefighters lead classroom instruction, physical fitness training, firefighter skills training and firefighting practice. Students are given training in public fire education, hazardous material incident mitigation, flammable liquids, stress management, confined space rescue techniques and rappelling. Upon successful completion of the Recruit Program, all students have met national standards of National Fire Protection Association 1001.

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Rockland Firefighter Recruit Begins Training at Massachusetts Fire Academy

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Rockland Fire Department
Chief Scott Duffey
360 Union St.,
Rockland, MA 02370

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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

Rockland Firefighter Recruit Begins Training at Massachusetts Fire Academy

ROCKLAND — Chief Scott Duffey is pleased to announce that Rockland Firefighter Recruit Joshua Landry began his training at the Massachusetts Fire Academy this week.

Firefighter Recruit Landry, age 24, of Rockland, began his first day at the academy in Stow on Monday, where he will be in the Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program for the next 11 weeks.

Firefighter Recruit Landry has previous experience as a wildland firefighter in Arizona and also worked as an emergency medical technician and paramedic for a local ambulance company.

“We wish Josh luck in the academy and know that he will undergo vital training toward his goal of becoming a full-time firefighter with the Rockland Fire Department,” Chief Duffey said.

Recruits who successfully complete the academy training will receive their Firefighter I/II certification.

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Three Whitman Firefighters Graduate from State Firefighting Academy

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Whitman Fire Department
Timothy J. Grenno, Fire Chief
56 Temple St.
Whitman, MA 02382

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018

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

Three Whitman Firefighters Graduate from State Firefighting Academy

From left to right: Firefighters Jerry Thompson, Zach Baldwin and Russell Lucas of the Whitman Fire Department. (Courtesy Photo)

WHITMAN– Chief Timothy J. Grenno is pleased to announce that three Whitman firefighters have graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy this week.

Firefighters, Jerry Thompson and Russell Lucas, both of Hanson, and Whitman native Zachary Baldwin all graduated from the academy after having previously been hired by the department in October as paramedics. The addition of Thompson, Lucas and Hanson was the first expansion of the Whitman Fire Department’s staff in more than 50 years, as a result of the community’s approval of a Proposition 2 1/2 override at Town Meeting last year.

Their graduation marks the 260th class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program. 35 students from 24 fire departments graduated during a ceremony Monday, Jan. 22 at the Department of Fire Services headquarters in Stow.

“We’re proud of these gentlemen and the commitment they’ve shown to the department and the community,” Chief Grenno said. “We want to congratulate them on their graduation and we look forward to seeing all of the great contributions they will make to the department in the future.”

Through a mix of classroom instruction, physical fitness training and live firefighting practice, students of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy learn how to handle a wide variety of situations in the intensive 10-week course.

Taught by certified fire instructors who are also experienced firefighters, students are taught how to respond to fires and contain and control them, how to handle chemical and environmental emergencies, various rescue techniques, equipment handling, stress management and more.

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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Two Maynard Fire Recruits Graduate from State Call/Volunteer Training Academy

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Maynard Fire Department

Maynard Fire Department
Anthony Stowers, Fire Chief, EFO/CFO
1 Summer St.
Maynard, MA 01754

For Immediate Release

Friday, Nov. 3, 2017

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-9003
Email: [email protected]

Two Maynard Fire Recruits Graduate from State Call/Volunteer Training Academy

Left to right: Capt. Sean Kiley, Firefighter Ralph Rodriguez, Chief Anthony Stowers, Firefighter Alex Martinec, Firefighter Mike Cise and Captain Walter Latta. (Courtesy Photo Maynard Fire Department)

MAYNARD — Chief Anthony Stowers announces that two Maynard Fire Department recruits graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy this week.

Firefighters Ralph Rodrigues and Alex Martinec, both Maynard natives, completed the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Class 67. The ceremony, which was held on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the Massachusetts Fire Academy in Stowe, recognized 34 graduates from 19 fire departments throughout the state.

In addition to graduating, Firefighter Martinec was awarded the Martin H. McNamara Award for being the outstanding student in the class, both academically and on the drill yard. The award is named in honor of Martin McNamara, a Lancaster Firefighter who died in the line of duty in 2003.

“We are very proud of our recruits and how they have represented the department,” Chief Stowers said. “I congratulate them both and know they will continue to serve our residents well.”

Firefighter Martinec is a graduate of Maynard High School and has been with the department for about a year. Firefighter Rodrigues graduated from Leominster High School and has been with Maynard Fire for two years.

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