Sudbury Firefighter Graduates Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

SUDBURY, MA—Fire Chief William Miles announce on Friday that Firefighter/Paramedic Celso Nascimento graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy last week.

On Friday, Aug. 18, Firefighter Nascimento was among the 34 graduates, all men, from the 256th firefighting class that completed the 50-day intensive Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program. Graduates were recognized at a 1 p.m. ceremony at the Massachusetts Fire Academy in Stow, said the announcement.

Firefighter Nascimento joined the Sudbury Fire Department in February, and has a strong background in paramedicine.

"We are all very proud of Firefighter Nascimento for successfully completing this intensive training program," Chief Miles said in a statement. "I am confident that he will continue to be a valuable asset to the Sudbury Fire Department."

The other 33 graduates represented the 22 fire departments of Ashland, Bedford, Clinton, Easton, Fitchburg, Franklin, Gardner, Groton, Hanover, Haverhill, Hudson, Lawrence, Lynnfield, Melrose, North Attleboro, Northborough, Sandwich, Scituate, Uxbridge, Weston, Wilmington and Woburn.

Photo (submitted) Left to right: Firefighter Celso Nascimento and Fire Chief William Miles