(l-r) John Blake, John Mucci, Dennis Moynihan, Chief Charles Breen, RafaelFlores and John Driscoll.

Five Somerville Fire Department recruits successfully graduated from the MA Firefighting Academy in Stow on Friday, April 12, 2019. The intensive, ten week program involved classroom instruction, physical fitness training, firefighter skills training and live firefighting practice.

The new firefighters are seen with Chief Breen after receiving their helmet shields and assignments following their graduation ceremony.