When they started training three months ago, they lived in a whole different world, but now Quincy’s newest firefighters are ready to get to work.
Quincy’s fire department recently graduated 34 new firefighter and emergency medical technician recruits from a city-run academy after weeks of training that started before the coronavirus pandemic put the state into a lockdown. The new graduates, and one already trained firefighter, will be spread across the city’s eight fire stations once they are cleared through COVID-19 testing.
Training Capt. Joe Barron Jr. said it was one of the city’s largest classes ever.
Barron said the coronavirus pandemic created some logistical headaches, and the class, which finished up last week, wasn’t able to hold a graduation ceremony.