VIDEO: The Boston Fire Departmentโs latest recruit class showcased their skills at the fire academy on Sunday. From jumping off rooftops to extinguishing flames, the new class showed off all the situations theyโve been training for in front of a crowd of friends and family members.
Boston Fire Department Commissioner Paul Burke noted this class has seven female recruits, more than any before it. Cadet Alexis Lamonica said, โIโm so thankful to be a part of something like this, as women weโve all become a group and we have each otherโs backs and Iโm just happy to be a part of it.โ The training process takes 21 weeks to complete. Burke said, โThe fire service has always been highly sought after by people but itโs now the case that people want to be firefighters. Itโs the job and helping people, they look at firefighters as heroes and the interest is peaking.โ The cadets formally graduate from their training on Wednesday.
