From left, Edward Mahoney, Brandon Poole, Mayor Greg Verga, and Andrew Hugel stand together inside Gloucester City Hall. (Courtesy Gloucester Fire Department)
GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith is reporting that the Gloucester Fire Department is welcoming three new firefighters.
Probationary Firefighter/EMTs Andrew Hugel, Edward Mahoney, and Brandon Poole were sworn in Monday, June 12 at City Hall.
After being sworn in, all three men began their department orientation. All three will start classes at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow on July 17.
Firefighter recruits learn a wide range of skills during the intensive 10-week Academy program at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. 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.
Hugel, Mahoney, and Poole also will attend paramedic school in January 2024.
“I would like to thank Mayor Verga for hiring these three great candidates,” said Chief Smith. “I look forward to each of them having a bright future with the Gloucester Fire Department.”
From left, Probationary Firefighter/EMTs Edward Mahoney, Brandon Poole, and Andrew Hugel are sworn in at Gloucester Town Hall. (Courtesy Gloucester Fire Department)
