New Dedham Fire Recruits Begin Training at Boston Fire Academy

Three new recruits for the Dedham Fire Department began their training this week at the Boston Fire Academy, Dedham’s Acting Fire Chief William Spillane said.

The recruits -- Dedham natives Matthew Munchbach, Keith Hibbard and Brian Hutchinson -- began the 20-week intensive training program, which comprises 53 recruits from Boston as well.

“I am very proud of our three new recruits, and I wish them the best of luck over the next four months,” Spillane said in a statement. “We have very high hopes for them, and we can’t wait to have them in the firehouse full time.”

Said Dedham’s Interim Town Manager Nancy Baker, “I wish our three young men the best at the academy, as they train for their careers serving the community they grew up in. I know that they will represent Dedham well.”

Photo (left-to-right): Acting Fire Chief William F. Spillane and recruits Matthew Munchbach, Keith Hibbard and Brian Hutchinson. (Credit: Dedham Fire Department)