11/25/2025
Congratulations to all our members being recognized today at the 36th Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year Awards in Worcester. Job well done Steven DaSilva, Corey Nadeau, Lt. Mike Dexter, Oscar Jiminez and Jeremy Coupal. Photos from various members.
On January 29, 2025, during a live-fire evolution at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow, a Recruit suddenly went into cardiac arrest. Several Fire Instructors immediately sprang into action without hesitation. After rapid defibrillation, the Recruit was successfully resuscitated and transported to the hospital in critical condition.
One of those Fire Instructors was our own FireFighter Jeremy Coupal. For his actions that day, Fire Instructor Jeremy Coupal—along with the other instructors involved—was awarded the Citation for Meritorious Conduct by Governor Maura Healey.
Then, just a few weeks later, in the early morning hours of February 24, 2025 (Group 3), a central station alarm was sounded for a fire on Central Street. Engine 4 arrived first to find smoke pushing from the front door of a thrift store. Engine 1 forced entry, allowing Engine 4 to make an immediate push with an attack line. While crawling toward the seat of the fire in complete darkness, Engine 4 located an unconscious victim and carried her outside, and the crew of Engine 1 immediately began CPR. Engine 4 then pushed back inside to recover the line and begin an initial attack. Outside, Engine 1 successfully resuscitated the victim before she was transported to the hospital by PrideStar Trinity EMS in critical condition.
For their actions that morning—actions that directly saved a life—FireFighter Steven DaSilva and FireFighter Corey Nadeau of Engine 4, along with Lieutenant Michael Dexter and FireFighter Oscar Jimenez of Engine 1, were awarded the Citation for Meritorious Conduct by Governor Healey. Excellent work, Gentlemen! Keep it up!
City of Lowell, MA - Government Pridestar Trinity EMS Maura Healey
