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Wareham Fire Department holds swearing-in and badge pinning ceremony for firefighters

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“On Monday, June 6th, the Wareham Fire Department held a swearing-in and badge pinning ceremony attended by family, friends, and fellow firefighters.

District Clerk / Treasurer Wendy Lemieux started off the ceremony with the official swearing-in for all 14 members. Chief John Kelley and Assistant Chief Patrick Haskell then recognized each call-firefighter who had graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy and was pinned with their badge.

There were three academy classes worth of call firefighters present at the pinning due to the pandemic. There had been earlier fire academy graduates who had not been able to be part of the ceremonial and traditional badge pinning.

Class #087 – Graduation date 11/04/20
• FF Joshua Shadan
• FF Anthony Visconte

Class #093- Graduation date 11/01/21
• FF Kyle Geggatt
• FF Lisa Pratt
• FF Devin Silva

Class #097- Graduation date 5/23/22
• FF Mason Freitas
• FF Savannah Kelley
• FF Ryan Langlois
• FF Hunter LaRochelle
• FF Wilfred Ouellette
• FF Paul Santos Jr.
• FF Andrew Sargood
• FF Marque Silva
• FF James Tokarz Jr.

All 14 firefighters completed an extensive and comprehensive training program of 240 hours on nights and weekends.

During this training, they became proficient in life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation, and fire attack. With this training, they are now certified as firefighters according to the standard set forth by the National Fire Protection Association.

Those sworn-in represent Chief Kelley’s commitment to strengthening the call firefighting staff, who work side by side with the career members of the Wareham Fire Department to provide optimum emergency services.” -Wareham Fire Department.

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