ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A new class of first responders has joined the Orange County Fire Rescue Department on what is known as the luckiest day of the year.
>>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<
29 certified men and women graduated in Friday’s ceremony at Full Sail University.
The 100th class embarked on their next steps as firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians and paramedics on St. Patrick’s Day.
Read: ‘If they knew what we saw’: What’s being done to reduce number of suicides among firefighters
The group, Recruit Class 100, took their Oaths of Office after completing a ten-week orientation course.
Congratulations to Orange County Fire Rescue Recruit Class 100 and all of our recent promotions, who celebrated their accomplishments today at @FullSail! 🍀 Another great event welcoming our newest firefighters & recognizing milestone achievements amongst our promoted personnel! pic.twitter.com/jS7MR84ubM
— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) March 17, 2023
Orange County Administrator Byron Brooks and Orange County Fire Chief James Fitzgerald spoke at the beginning of the ceremony.
The ceremony also celebrated promoted personnel, including dispatchers and fire inspectors.
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/03-02-2023/t_1b3a8c8f95924ba5bd7380bb875f4a64_name_COX_FIREFIGHTER_GEAR_TOXINS___5pm_frame_978.png)
Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
©2023 Cox Media Group
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/JIA4XVFEAZEYTOEXOBML2S5HYI.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/OS67YDES2ZBOHHWZSS2JJDQRNE.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/OBNXRFST2ZHNPCPOCPXPVI33GY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/YG43OU5BSGLONDOCHK5PRNNCSQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/3GT2BA2FHBGULGTSF7ISM6TNXA.jpeg)