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Waltham Fire Training
June 05, 2026 | MASSACHUSETTS
PETER LOBO, Correspondent

Photo by PETER LOBOCaptain John Bonadio and FF Tom Bower. New recruits Jack Shanley and Sean Sullivan.

Photo by PETER LOBOThermal Imaging device monitors FFs.

Photo by PETER LOBOTraining FF Tom Bower

Photo by PETER LOBOFFs Mike Leonard. James Falzone

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Waltham Fire Training division worked with new recruits before they head off to the MA State Fire Academy for 10 weeks of additional training. An abandoned house was used to get the experience of a house full of smoke. They were required to crawl up to a ‘kitchen’ fire on the third floor. The building was charged with artificial smoke leaving near zero visibility.

