{"id":5079,"date":"2019-12-02T18:35:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T23:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=5079"},"modified":"2019-12-05T20:59:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T01:59:46","slug":"meet-academy-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/meet-academy-44\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Raleigh&#8217;s Newest Firefighters &#8211; Recruit Graduation, December 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday night, December 5, 2019, nineteen new firefighters will join the ranks of the Raleigh Fire Department. Recruit Academy 44 will graduate in a ceremony at 7:00 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center, in Exhibit Hall C.<\/p>\n<p>The new firefighters have completed a 32-week fire academy that included over 1000 hours of classroom, practical, and physical fitness training. Each has been certified by the State of North Carolina as a Firefighter Level II, Emergency Medical Technician, and Hazardous Materials Responder I. Most of their instruction was conducted at the Keeter Training Center in downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-12-02-rfd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-12-02-rfd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMike Legeros photo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Names and Faces<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Back row, left to right:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DeSilver J. Nickerson &#8211; Apex<\/li>\n<li>Ryan D. McLaurin &#8211; Fayetteville<\/li>\n<li>William D. Catlett &#8211; Raleigh<\/li>\n<li>Cullen V. Brown &#8211; Selma<\/li>\n<li>Devin C. Woodall &#8211; Raleigh<\/li>\n<li>Samuel B. Bailey &#8211; Clayton<\/li>\n<li>Austin D. Wilder &#8211; Raleigh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Middle row, left to right:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benjamin J. Cross &#8211; Olympia, WA<\/li>\n<li>Janet L. Miguel &#8211; Hillsborough<\/li>\n<li>Hunter S. Toms &#8211; Raleigh<\/li>\n<li>Darryl W. Johnson &#8211; Angier<\/li>\n<li>Jermey R. Lee &#8211; Richmond<\/li>\n<li>Joseph A. Hunter &#8211; Raleigh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Front row, left to right:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cole T. Stricker &#8211; Clayton<\/li>\n<li>London S. Spain &#8211; Boston, MA<\/li>\n<li>Michael H. Bennett &#8211; Princeton<\/li>\n<li>Salim Bounemia &#8211; Chicago, IL<\/li>\n<li>Timothy A. Bolos &#8211; Denver, CO<\/li>\n<li>Dakota M. Rager &#8211; Cary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Family Connections<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnson &#8211; Son of [Division] Chief Rob Johnson (ret.)<\/li>\n<li>Stricker &#8211; Son of Lt. Mike Stricker<\/li>\n<li>Toms &#8211; Son of Division Chief Ian Toms<\/li>\n<li>Woodall &#8211; Son of Asst. Chief L. Bryant Woodall (ret.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Raleigh Fire Department Explorer Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toms &#8211; Former member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Fire Department Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bennett &#8211; Princeton FD<\/li>\n<li>Brown &#8211; Antioch FD<\/li>\n<li>McLaurin &#8211; Swift Creek FD<\/li>\n<li>Miguel &#8211; New Hope FD (Orange County)<\/li>\n<li>Spain &#8211; Sherborn (MA) FD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Historical Perspective<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legeros.com\/ralwake\/raleigh\/history\/academies\">See all academy class photos<\/a>, from 1978 to present.<\/p>\n<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"on\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fmeet-academy-44%2F\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5079\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Meet Raleigh\\'s Newest Firefighters - Recruit Graduation, December 5\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fmeet-academy-44%2F&text=Meet+Raleigh%26%238217%3Bs+Newest+Firefighters+%26%238211%3B+Recruit+Graduation%2C+December+5\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5079\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Meet Raleigh\\'s Newest Firefighters - Recruit Graduation, December 5\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fmeet-academy-44%2F&description=Meet+Raleigh%26%238217%3Bs+Newest+Firefighters+%26%238211%3B+Recruit+Graduation%2C+December+5\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url={url}&description={title}\" data-nid=\"7\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5079\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Meet Raleigh\\'s Newest Firefighters - Recruit Graduation, December 5\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-pinterest\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday night, December 5, 2019, nineteen new firefighters will join the ranks of the Raleigh Fire Department. 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