Firefighter/Paramedic Abigail Meadowcroft, who graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy on Friday, March 17. (Courtesy Massachusetts Firefighting Academy via Gloucester Fire Department)
Chief Eric Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department is welcoming a new firefighter from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program.
Firefighter/Paramedic Abigail Meadowcroft graduated from the academy on Friday, March 17, and now becomes one of four women working for the Gloucester Fire Department.
Firefighter Meadowcroft was born in Beverly and raised in Salem. A true New Englander, she attended Salem State University, earning her Bachelor degree in 2018 and Paramedic certification through Dean College in 2021.
The 50-day MFA program prepares firefighters for basic firefighting, including search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation, fire attack and life safety lessons, as well as non-fire responses and hazardous material response.
Firefighter Meadowcroft will now begin serving as a probationary firefighter, learning from her colleagues as they work in Gloucester.
“Becoming a firefighter isn’t easy, but Abigail stepped up to the challenge and showed how committed she is during her time in the academy,” said Chief Smith. “We are very proud of her effort, and we look forward to her positive contributions to the Gloucester Fire Department and the community.”
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. About 14,000 firefighters have graduated from the Career Recruit Training program in more than 450 classes.
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Click Each Topic Timestamps to go directly to that spot in the podcast-
When you subscribe you need to verify your email address so they know we’re not sending you spam and that you want to receive the podcast or GMG in your email. So once you subscribe check your email for that verification. If you don’t see it, check your spam folder in your email acct so you can verify that you’d like to get them via email subscription.
Topics Include:
Please share the podcast! If you share the podcast while we are taping we will write down your name and you will be entered into a drawing to win a prize that we will choose about 2/3 the way through the podcast.
Join the livechat here: www.facebook.com/goodmorninggloucester share the podcast while we are live and type “shared” in comments to be entered to win prizes we draw at the end of the podcast.
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
I looked through my Gloucester Daily Times newspaper collection from 1956 in search of some coverage of St. Joseph’s Day to offer up for you this year. I did not find anything relevant that I though you might enjoy, but I did find these with some familiar family names including Gilardi, Pallazola, Meuse, FrontieroGleason, Frigard, Ellis, Kennedy, Halloran, Daley, Montagnino, Calomo, Burnham, Aiello, Polizzia, Remeika, Unis, Pratt, Lattof, Orlando and Salah. The senior recognition photos always seem to look the same! Regardless, I hope you St. Joseph’s Day is blessed.
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Going Live at 10:00AM For The GloucesterCast Livestream From Boo Bird In Manchester 3/19/23
If you subscribe to the GloucesterCast Podcast it will be emailed to you so if you miss it you can still access it through the free email! Link to subscribe here
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
We’re in a lull waiting for spring activity. And the major bliuzzard that came across the country resulted in only a modest, rainy Nor’easter on the coast.
Odd “marshmallow” foam from swells before the Northeast stormThe storm’s manageable wind and waves, without the blizzardA House Sparrow singing about spring comingA grumpy song sparrow not singingPuddle ducks – a Mallard pair enjoying a street swim after the stormSeveral more Mallards in formation skimming the surface of Niles PondA Red-throated Loon in winter plumage, not displaying familiar colors yet“How about a little privacy, please?”Male Turkeys are back in our driveway – a Unicorn in a British Barrister’s wig and gownThis one doing laps around the car with his reflection shadowing himFinally, a direct encounter with the intruder
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Eoin Vincent and Motif Roasters is donating $4 for every bag of coffee sold until April 17 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This is a great time to take advantage of this very generous offer! Here’s a link for Motif Roasters. Thank you Eoin!
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Good Morning Gloucester 