{"id":7260,"date":"2023-03-30T06:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T10:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=7260"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:02:44","slug":"academy-facts-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/academy-facts-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Raleigh Recruit Academy Historical Facts and Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Raleigh Recruit Academies 50 (short) and 51 (long) started this week. Here are some historical facts ‘n’ figures about the recruit academies.<\/p>\n

Largest graduating class – Academy 48 (2002) – 49 grads<\/p>\n

Followed by #41 (2016) with 37 grads, #42 (2017) with 36 grads, #23 (1999) with 36 grads, etc.<\/p>\n

Smallest graduating class – Academy 1 (1978) – 7 grads<\/p>\n

Longest academy – Academy 51 (2023) and other recent years – 32 weeks<\/p>\n

Shortest academy – Academy 49 (2022) – 4 weeks, first RFD lateral academy<\/p>\n

First non-lateral short academy – Academy 22 (1998) – 7 weeks<\/p>\n

Last non-lateral short academy – Academy 46 (2021) – Before then, was Academy 30 (2004)<\/p>\n

First “blended” academy, with non-RFD recruits – Academy 16 (1992) – Included 10 from Wake County FDs and two from Wilson FD.<\/p>\n

Last “blended” academy – Academy 18 (1994) – Included two from Wake County FDs.<\/p>\n

First numbered academy – February 1978<\/p>\n

First non-numbered “academy” – February 1971, perhaps. Had 15 or more new hires. How long was their training? TBD<\/p>\n

Earlier clusters of new hires – They go back decades. Such as five hired October 7, 1970. Then four more hired October 26 and 28, 1970. Then one more hired November 2, 1970.<\/p>\n

First academy that required EMT certification to graduate – March 1977 (academy not numbered)<\/p>\n

First academy to receive diplomas – Academy 1 (1978)<\/p>\n

First academy with women – Academy 2 (1978)<\/p>\n

First academy conducted at newly completed Keeter Training Center – Academy 7 (1982)<\/p>\n

First academy that required EMT certification to be maintained after graduation – Academy 10 (1985)<\/p>\n

Academies conducted in conjunction with new stations and\/or companies activated:<\/p>\n

#6 (1981) – Third (aerial) ladder company
\n#9 (1983) – Sta 17
\n#10 (1985) – Fourth (aerial) ladder company
\n#11 (1986) – Sta 18
\n#12 (1988) – Sta 19
\n#13 (1989) – Sta 20, fifth ladder company
\n#21 (1997) – Sta 21, Sta 22
\n#24 (2000) – Sta 23
\n#26 (2000) – Sta 24, Sta 25
\n#29 (2002) – Sta 26, Sta 27
\n#30 (2004) – Sixth ladder company
\n#32 (2005) – Seventh ladder company
\n#33 (2006) – Sta 28
\n#35 (2008) – Eighth ladder company
\n#40 (2014) – Sta 29, ninth ladder company<\/p>\n

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