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  2. Firefighter recruits from across Mass. flock to Worcester for ...

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    Due to repairs, the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy was unable to provide live fire training for a crucial two-week period. That’s when the Worcester Fire Department came in and saved the day ...

  3. 1982 Boston arson spree - Wikipedia

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    On November 6, 1982 the Massachusetts Fire Academy was targeted [6] [13] [12] and was destroyed in the fire, costing an estimated $2 million. [19] The headquarters of the Sparks Association, an organisation of fire buffs interested in firefighting techniques and the history of fire departments was also targeted at some point.

  4. S-130/S-190 training courses - Wikipedia

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    Colorado Firecamp is the only wildfire academy to teach the S-130/S-190 course year round. S-130 and S-190 are actually two different courses. But since they are usually taken together the basic wildland fire training is called "S-130/S-190" or "S-130/190" for short. Basic wildland fire training also includes some other courses.

  5. National Fire Academy - Wikipedia

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    The recommendation to create the National Fire Academy “to function as the National focal point for fire prevention and control training” was adopted with the passing of the act. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter formed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by consolidating several government organizations.

  6. Mass. municipal fire departments share $1M in state ... - AOL

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    Auburn is one of 214 municipal fire departments in Massachusetts that will share $1,138,565 for fire safety education programs. Mass. municipal fire departments share $1M in state grants to ...

  7. Boston Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The Boston Fire Department was established as the first paid fire department in the United States, and is the largest municipal fire department in New England serving approximately 685,000 people living in the 48.4-square-mile (125 km 2) area of the city proper. Additionally, it actively participates in MetroFire, the fire services mutual aid ...

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  9. Firefighter's Combat Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The fourth event is the hose advance. This simulates a firefighter running from a fire engine towards a close fire. The competitor sprints 140 feet and picks up a 1.75 in. diameter charged (pressurized with water) hose, sprints five more feet with the hose, then drags it an additional 75 feet. [5]