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Pasadena swears in 17 new firefighters after 20-week academy
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Seventeen recruits completed a 20-week Pasadena Fire Department academy and were sworn in during a public graduation that included an invocation, remarks from city leaders and a badge-pinning ceremony.
Seventeen recruits from the Pasadena Fire Department’s Class 25-1 received badges and took the oath of office at a public graduation ceremony after completing a 20-week academy.
Christian Miller, battalion chief of the training division, opened the ceremony and introduced dignitaries, including acting City Manager Matt Hawksworth and Mayor Victor Gorgorra. Miller thanked the training cadre, administrative staff and volunteers who supported the program and described the academy’s new format that brought in subject-matter experts to help train…
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