POMFRET CENTER — Kaulman Lengyel, son of Kevin and Michelle Lengyel from Pomfret Center, graduated from the Connecticut Fire Academy Recruit Firefighter program on Dec. 10, 2021.
He is a 2014 graduate from Woodstock Academy. In 2012, at the age of 16, he started his career in public service by volunteering with the Pomfret Fire Department as a junior volunteer and worked his way up to Firefighter 1 and EMT.
In 2014, he was awarded Firefighter of the Year by the Pomfret Fire Department. Kaulman graduated from Manchester Community College in 2016 with an associate’s degree in criminal justice. From there he worked with Ambulance Services of Manchester as an EMT. In January of 2021, Kaulman graduated from Capital Community College as a licensed paramedic.
In August of 2021 he started 15 weeks of training at the Connecticut Fire Academy where he earned many certifications such as Firefighter 1, Firefighter 2 and Hazmat. The rigorous Recruit Firefighter program is a 70-day, 14-week, resident course that focuses on developing the knowledge, skills and abilities needed for the newly hired career firefighter. The training consists of theory and practical skills development as well as physical fitness training. The recruits are expected to satisfactorily perform both academically and physically to established standards while strictly adhering to and maintaining decorum of conduct, discipline and mutual respect.  He works with the Town of Manchester and the Manchester Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic.

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