{"id":5808,"date":"2021-01-27T07:20:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=5808"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:21:32","slug":"raleighs-new-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/raleighs-new-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Raleigh’s New Firefighters – January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Raleigh’s new (probationary) firefighters, who graduated on January 13, 2021, from Recruit Academy 45. The twenty-seven week academy started in April 2020. Their training included a number of modifications due to COVID conditions, including condensing the program from 32 to 27 weeks. The graduation was also held outdoors, for the first time in decades and maybe ever. At the event, an empty chair was present for instructor Lt. Herman Ellis, who died off-duty in a motor-vehicle accident on January 3. See photos of the graduation<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Graduates<\/strong><\/p>\n

James W. Bullock III
\nTyler N. Bunce
\nCamden T. Duchesneau
\nDillon R. Eckert
\nStephen B. Garner
\nCorey A. Joe
\nMatthew J. Knight
\nDylan M. Lawrence
\nAlexandra D. Lee
\nRobert E. Lugo
\nWilliam A. Margolin
\nChristian Mejia
\nLucila M. Vargas
\nNicholas J. Mullin
\nMichael D. Owens
\nBryan J. Parker
\nDavid D. Power
\nDerick Rodriguez
\nCourtney S. Rosenkranz
\nJustin C. Ruffin
\nNoah S. Scalish
\nDylan P. Short
\nTroy R. Swanzey
\nJoseph B. Tindal
\nAnna F. Wellborn
\nAndrew C. T. Williford
\nElijah J. York<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto courtesy Raleigh Fire Department<\/p>\n