Plainville fire chief gets new job in Easton
EASTON – Plainville Fire Chief Justin Alexander will be the new head of Easton’s Fire Department.
Town Administrator Connor Read recently appointed Alexander to replace Fire Chief Kevin Partridge who retired last fall and is serving in an interim basis.
The appointment is subject to reaching a contact with the Select Board, which will consider the contract Thursday night, April 1, Read said. If a contract is settled, Alexander will start work in Easton on May 3.
There were two other finalists for the post, but their names were not released.
Alexander brings seven years of experience as fire chief and Emergency Management director of Plainville.
There were two other finalists for the post, but their names were not released.
Alexander brings seven years of experience as fire chief and emergency management director of Plainville.
Alexander is a fourth-generation firefighter who worked through the ranks in Plainville starting in 2004 as a firefighter/paramedic, and then moving to lieutenant and deputy chief. His father, Donald Alexander, is a former lieutenant for the Raynham Fire Department
He also served as EMS coordinator, training officer, department mechanic, dispatch liaison and equipment coordinator.
He served on municipal building committees to build Plainville Town Hall and public safety building.
“He has innovated in the community para-medicine space; supported the design, construction and operation of a regional dispatch center; and has been deeply involved in community outreach in Plainville as chief,” Read said.
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Raynham firefighters graduate from Massachusetts Fire Academy
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Two Raynham firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy on Feb. 5.
Firefighters Aaron Shumway and Justin Kelleher graduated from the academy’s Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program Class BW08, which trained at the Bridgewater campus.
The 10-week program teaches the essentials of fire and non-fire conditions, life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation and fire attack.
Kelleher and Shumway are now certified at the level of Firefighter I and II and in hazardous material operation.
Kelleher and Shumway joined the Raynham Fire Department in 2017 as call firefighters. Kelleher was hired full time by the department in April 2019, while Shumway was hired full time in July 2019. Both also serve as paramedics.
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Raynham Firefighters Graduate from Massachusetts Fire Academy
RAYNHAM Chief Bryan LaCivita is pleased to announce that two Raynham firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy last week.
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Firefighter Aaron Shumway graduated from Class #BW08 of the Massachusetts Firefighter Academy on Friday, Feb. 5. (Photo courtesy Massachusetts Firefighting Academy)
Firefighter Justin Kelleher graduated from Class #BW08 of the Massachusetts Firefighter Academy on Friday, Feb. 5. (Photo courtesy Massachusetts Firefighting Academy)
RAYNHAM Chief Bryan LaCivita is pleased to announce that two Raynham firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy last week.
On Friday, Feb. 5, Firefighters Aaron Shumway and Justin Kelleher graduated from the academy’s Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program Class BW08, which trained at the Bridgewater campus.