II) Training Day 43, 1 May 2024: Today was Water Rescue Day. Recruit firefighters relocated to the Massachusetts State Police training tank in Framingham for water rescue training training.
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I) Training Day 43, 1 May 2024: Today was Water Rescue Day. Recruit firefighters relocated to the Massachusetts State Police training tank in Framingham for water rescue training training.
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14:17 STRUCTURE FIRE, BUILDING at 1XX BANKS ST in #CambMA

12:23 BOX ALARM at 3XX MAIN ST in #CambMA

#CambridgeMaFireHistory : On 1 May 1949, 3 alarms were ordered, Box 3-79, for the fire in the commercial 'flat iron' block at 2408 Mass Av, corner of Harvey St.
in North Cambridge.
Time: 0533 a.m.

- photos courtesy of Boston Fire Museum

07:04 BOX ALARM at 0XX CAMELIA AVE in #CambMA

06:38 BOX ALARM at 1XX CAMBRIDGEPARK DR in #CambMA

19:20 BOX ALARM at 3XX RINDGE AVE in #CambMA

#CambridgeMaFireLODDHistory : On 30 April 1951 CAPT James E. Crowley of Ladder Company No. 1 died in the line of duty from a heart attack fighting the fire at Box 124, the Statler Warehouse in Somerville, at 1903 hours.
He was Acting Deputy Chief.
Captain Crowley was 47 years old.

Training Day 42, 30 April 2024: Additionally today, recruit firefighters reviewed hose movement & tactics 'hands-on' for propane tank/barbeque grill fires.
Brookline Fire Dept.

Training Day 42, 30 April 2024: Among today's training activities, recruit firefighters practiced standpipe & hi-rise operations, commonly used tactics in our Cambridge & Brookline urban settings.
Brookline Fire Dept.

II) Cambridge Fire Academy Training Day 39, 25 Apr 2024: Additional photos of the MA Fire Academy Flashover Simulator are attached, a real-time training session on the physics of flashover, potentially a life saving lesson.
Excellent Learning Experience!

I) Additional photos are attached of Cambridge Fire Academy Training Day 39, 25 Apr 2024: Recruit firefighters relocated to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services Fire Academy campus in Stow & started with a lecture on Flashover & then experienced the Flashover Simulator.

Engine 4 is out testing hydrants, working their way through the Rindge Av/Russell Field area of North Cambridge.
Hydrant testing not only ensures that we have a good waer supply for firefighting, it is also a factor in our Class 1 rating.
Group 2 on duty.

Half-Staff notification: In honor & remembrance of Billerica Police Officer, Sgt. Ian Taylor, who was killed in the line of duty on April 26, 2024, Maura Healey has ordered flags flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the date of interment, Friday, May 3, 2024.

16:52 BOX ALARM at 0XX JFK ST in #CambMA

12:28 BOX ALARM at 2XX JACOBS ST in #CambMA

10:36 BOX ALARM at 12XX CAMBRIDGE ST in #CambMA

03:40 BOX ALARM at 12XX CAMBRIDGE ST in #CambMA

16:58 BOX ALARM at 0XX HOVEY AVE in #CambMA