L-R: Fairhaven Firefighters William Oliver and Brad Johnson are pictured after graduating from the Mass. Firefighting Academy on 4/12/24. Photo courtesy of Mass. Firefighting Academy.
State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership announced the graduation of 21 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program on April 12.
The graduating firefighters of Class #BW29 represent the fire departments of Bellingham, Brewster, Bridgewater, Canton, Fairhaven, Lakeville, Norwell, Norwood, Provincetown, Rockland, Sandwich, Scituate, Wellfleet, Westport, Wrentham, and Yarmouth.
Students receive classroom training in all basic firefighter skills. They practice first under non-fire conditions and then during controlled fire conditions. To graduate, students must demonstrate proficiency in life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation, and fire attack. Fire attack operations range from mailbox fires to multiple-floor or multiple-room structural fires.
Upon successful completion of the Career Recruit Program, all students have met the national standards of NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, and are certified to the levels of Firefighter I/II and Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations by the Massachusetts Fire Training Council, which is accredited by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications.
“Congratulations to FF William Oliver and FF Brad Johnson on their graduation from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy today,” wrote the Fairhaven Fire Department on its Facebook page. “Both Brad and Bill have been with us since the fall of 2023 and have exceeded all expectations asked of them. We cannot wait to have them back to shift. Great job!!”
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