Firefighter recruits from Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, and Berks Counties graduated from the Montgomery County Fire Academy on May 29. On April 27, the recruits completed their Live Burn session, which included fire evolutions of basement, residential, garage, and commercial fires. They had to apply various fireground tasks throughout the evolutions. Most of the graduates earned their ProBoard certifications and passed their practical exams and classes. The Academic Achievement Award for the Interior Firefighter Class, 2501, was presented to Firefighter Michael Martin from Chester Heights Fire Company. Congratulations to the MCFA Class 2501 firefighter graduates!

Firefighter graduates came from the following companies: East Greenville, Penn Wynne, Bryn Mawr, Harmonville, Black Rock, Conshohocken, Oley, Trappe, Belmont Hills, Kutztown, Flourtown, Ludwigs Corner, Limerick, Oakmont, Narberth, Sanatoga, Chester Heights, Brookline, Twin Valley, Spring Mill, Manoa, Amity, Upper Frederick, and Union.