BCC Offers Free EMT Basic Training Course

08:06AM / Wednesday, December 18, 2024Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass — The Workforce & Community Education Program at Berkshire Community College (BCC) presents an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) basic training course from Jan. 23 through

April 26, 2025.

Two class times will be available on Mondays and Wednesdays, either noon-4 p.m. or 6-10 p.m., plus every other Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuition is grant-funded for eligible applicants. One hundred percent attendance is required for this training course.

Instructor Christine Isca offers face-to-face instruction at County Ambulance, located at 175 Wahconah Street in Pittsfield. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.

To register, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/emt.

The program covers the National Emergency Medical Services Educational Standards and prepares students for National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians practical and cognitive testing. Upon completion of the program and successful certification with the National Registry of EMTs, students are eligible to apply for certification by the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services.

EMTs work alongside paramedics to help assess injuries, provide emergency medical care and transfer patients to medical facilities. Typically, EMTs:

Respond to calls for medical assistance, such as at the scene of a car accident in which someone is injured
Assess people's condition and determine what treatment, if any, is needed
Provide treatment, such as first aid or life support care, to sick or injured patients
Prepare patients for and safely transport them to the emergency department of a hospital or other healthcare facility
Document and report observations, as well as any treatment provided, to physicians, nurses or other healthcare staff
Inventory and replace medical supplies and clean equipment after use

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Pittsfield Considers Repairing East Part Cemetery

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:57AM / Friday, October 02, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Historical Commission will consider grant opportunities for repairs to East Part Cemetery.

A resident reached out to the city with concerns about degradation in the half-acre burial ground at the top of Williams Street. East Part Cemetery was established in the early 1800s and has about 300 interments.

“It's a nice old cemetery, and basically, (the resident) had had concerns that the stone wall had taken some damage, the gravestones have taken some damage, and was wondering if there's anything that could be done to repair the gravestones and the wall," City Planner Kevin Rayner told the commission on Monday.

In cooperation with cemetery leadership and residents, the Historical Commission will consider applying for Community Preservation Act funds to support repairs. West Part Cemetery, on the other side of Pittsfield, has previously used CPA funds for revitalization work.

The 1080 Williams St. property is owned by the city and managed by the Pittsfield Cemetery Commission. Rayner presented photos of broken and overgrown gravestones, parts of the stone wall collapsing, and knocked-over obelisks.

Some aspects could use general maintenance and restoration, he observed.

According to the Pittsfield Cemetery and Crematory's website, East Part Cemetery was established around 1808 on land owned by Nathan Webb, who permitted and authorized its use as a public burying ground.

In 1842, Nathan Webb's son, also named Nathan Webb, deeded the property to the Methodist Episcopal Society of Pittsfield as a public burying ground, and in 1893 the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Society transferred their control of the cemetery to the Proprietors of the Pittsfield Cemetery. Their action was confirmed by the Berkshire Probate Court.