Easton Firefighter Returns Home From Overseas Deployment

EASTON, MA —An Easton firefighter who served a tour with the U.S. Air Force Reserves in Iraq is back home, and will soon be back on the force, after three months overseas.

Firefighter Michael Eaton has been with the U.S. Air Force Reserves for 10 years and recently completed his latest tour.

"We are extremely proud of Mike and his dedicated service to our country," Easton Fire Chief Partridge said. "We are pleased to see him safely return home to his family, and look forward to
him rejoining our ranks in the near future."

Eaton is scheduled to rejoin active duty in the Easton Fire Department next month.

A member of the Easton Fire Department since 2105, after serving 15 years a a paramedic, Eaton is a Technical Sergeant/E-6. He is the Emergency Management Flight Acting Superintendent and Emergency Operations Center Manager. He is also a certified Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Specialist and Hazmat Technician.

He has previously worked in Topsfield as a firefighter and paramedic, and for the Brewster and Lyons Ambulance Services.

To view video of Firefighter Eaton surprising his daughter Brianna with his return home, click here.