Shrewsbury firefighters graduate from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Community Content Four members of the Shrewsbury Fire Department graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy. Firefighters Alex Milosz, Craig Mawdsley, Michael Penney and Connor Jordan were among 12 firefighters from eight departments to graduate from the academy's Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program Class 288 on Jan. 8. Graduates were recognized at a ceremony at the Department of Fire Services headquarters in Stow. The four firefighters were hired through a FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant, which funds a portion of their salaries and benefits for the first three years of their service with the Shrewsbury Fire Department.