Hudson Fire Department Congratulates Cameron Bower for Graduating From Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

Members of the most recent graduating class of the Massachusetts Fire Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. Hudson’s Cameron Bower was one of 23 recruits to graduate. (Courtesy Massachusetts Firefighting Academy)

HUDSON — Chief Bryan Johannes and the Hudson Fire Department are pleased to announce that Hudson firefighter Cameron Bower has graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program.

Bower was among 23 students who were members of the program’s most recent class, No. 311. The students graduated Friday, June 2, during an event at the Firefighting Academy’s Stow campus.

“Cameron is joining the department at a critical time when firefighters do much more than just fight fires,” Chief Johannes said. “Our mission is to serve our residents when they are in trouble. Adding a well-trained firefighter like Cameron to our department’s ranks will undoubtedly assist many Hudson residents in the years to come.”

Following their graduation from the training program, firefighters come into their new departments trained to handle all aspects of the job. They receive extensive classroom training and practice fighting fires in non-fire and controlled fire conditions. Graduates also learn how to be proficient in search and rescue operations, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation and fire attacks.

“First responders are on the frontlines protecting their communities, and these newest firefighters are needed now more than ever,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. “The rigorous professional training they’ve received provides them with the physical, mental, and technical skills to perform their jobs effectively and safely.”

Other departments represented in this graduating class were Beverly, Blackstone, Concord, Lexington, Methuen, North Andover, Phillipston, Salem, Somerville, Waltham and Westford.

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.