Four Shrewsbury Firefighters Graduate From MA Fire Academy

SHREWSBURY, MA — Shrewsbury has four new firefighters in the fire department.

Firefighters Alex Milosz, Craig Mawdsley, Michael Penney and Connor Jordan were among 12 firefighters from eight departments to graduate from the academy’s Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program Class 288 on Friday.

The four firefighters were hired through a FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant, which funds a portion of their salaries and benefits for the first three years of their service with the Shrewsbury Fire Department.

“The addition of these four members helps to increase our staffing levels to ensure that we’re providing the highest possible level of service to the Shrewsbury community,” Chief Vuona said. “All of us at Shrewsbury Fire Department are looking forward to working alongside our new firefighters and we all congratulate them on completing this rigorous training program.”

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.

The other graduates represent the fire departments of Acton, Billerica, Cambridge, Foxborough, Natick, Templeton and Tewksbury.