"something clicked around week four and the dynamic started to change"

Part 3 of the fire fighter training series continues

"Inside a building, up in an attic, down in a basement, on a patio or in an open field - fires can happen anywhere and the recruits must train for multiple scenarios. 

When not performing search and rescue drills or sitting in a classroom, the recruits from Class 249 completed successively larger drills called burn evolutions in the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's four-level, concrete burn building. 

Between each evolution, instructors set up bales of straw as the recruits sat in a circle and reviewed their progress with an instructor. The doors would be closed, the bales set on fire and the recruits would start the next evolution. Sometimes they went through a ground floor door, or climb a ladder to vent a higher window or to access the attic. Other times, they plunged into the smoky depths of a basement, one of the more dangerous places to be in a real fire because homeowners tend to store boxes and other items there."

Continue reading Part 3 (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161219/50-days-to-be-firefighter---part-3

If you missed Parts 1 and 2 can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/12/its-better-than-9-to-5-job-more.html

"It's better than a 9 to 5 job. More rewarding"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

(Editor's note: Daily News photojournalist Allan Jung followed a recent class of firefighter recruits. He documented the men as they went through 10 weeks of often rigorous training with photos, video and stories. This three-part series continues on Monday and Tuesday with new photo galleries of the firefighter training experience. To view photo galleries and videos go to www.metrowestdailynews.com.)

"STOW - With a whoosh, the flames, an inferno really, rose above the pool of water, feeding off a layer of liquefied natural gas. The heat was immediately felt by the ring of firefighter recruits who instinctively took a few steps backward. Soon they would have to walk forward, inching closer to the undulating orange column armed with a chemical fire extinguisher, urged on by an instructor and fortified by confidence in their training. 

It was day 45 of their 50-day training program and the liquefied natural gas fire was the pinnacle in a progression of sterner tests, a very literal way to turn up the heat. They had already tackled fires inside concrete buildings, searched blindly in smokey rooms for hidden victims, run up and down stairs in full gear to prepare for a job that many did not describe as a vocation. For them, being a firefighter is an aspiration from childhood that grew into a passion to serve and join the brotherhood."

Continue reading Part 1 (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161218/50-days-to-be-firefighter-part-1---lifelong-dreams

Part 2  (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161218/50-days-to-be-firefighter---part-2

Fire Fighter Fund Raiser - Chad Larivee - Sunday, Oct 18th

Please join us to aid the family of Chad Larivee, a Taunton firefighter and Franklin resident who was seriously injured in 2014 in a fall from a roof.

12 noon at the Jockey Club in Raynham. Four live bands! Great food/drinks, bounce houses, bowling, raffles, bagpipers and more! Get your $20 entry/donation wristband at the door!

For more info or questions inbox or email at chadlariveefund@gmail.com

Facebook photo for The Chad Larivee Firefighter Fundraiser

The Chad Larivee Fund

Additional info can be found on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/The-Chad-Larivee-Firefighter-Fundraiser-764285140296032/

Related articles on the fund raising efforts over the past year

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/chad-larivee-fundraiser-oct-18.html

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/02/choggys-chuggers-chad-larivee-fund.html

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/08/firefighter-chad-larivee-fund.html