ACTON — Fire Chief Anita Arnum reports that the Acton Fire Department is welcoming a member who just graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy.
Firefighter/Paramedic Emil Hristache graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Career Recruit program with Class 319 on Friday, March 29.
Hristache has worked in the fire service since he was 18, previously working as a full-time firefighter and EMT for the Peterborough Fire and Rescue department. He graduated from the New Hampshire Technical Institute in 2023 with an associates degree in paramedicine. Emil joined the Acton Fire Department in July 2023 and spent the last 10 weeks attending the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow.
The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy program teaches the essentials of fire and non-fire conditions, life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation and fire attack. Graduates are now certified at the level of Firefighter I and II and in hazardous material operation.
“Massachusetts firefighters are on the frontlines protecting their communities every day, and today’s graduates are needed now more than ever,” said State Fire Marshal Jon Davine. “The hundreds of hours of foundational training they’ve received will provide them with the physical, mental, and technical skills to perform their jobs effectively and safely.”
“I’m pleased to welcome Firefighter/Paramedic Hristache back from the Fire Academy” said Chief Arnum. “The training he has received at the academy has prepared him well for a career here in Acton, and we look forward to seeing all that he will accomplish here.”
About 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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