Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins administered the oath of office to 22 new full-time firefighters with the department as commencement exercises for CRFD Recruit Class 2024-01 were held on the evening of Thursday, May 23 at C.A.Johnson High School.
Each member of class 24-01 received their badge from Chief Jenkins after completing weeks of training at the department’s fire academy.
“This is one of the largest recruit classes we’ve seen in some time here at the department and I am eager to see these new firefighters begin service to our communities,” Chief Jenkins said, “Their dedication to their training and coursework over the last 18 weeks shows they are truly ready to aid our citizens in times of need.”
Several awards were handed out during the graduation to recruits who performed exceptionally well during their training. Recruit Wesley Frederick was honored with the Maltese Cross Award while Recruit Xavier Roberts received the Bryan P. Roberts Academic Achievement Award.
(from left) Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins presents the Maltese Cross Award to Recruit Wesley Frederick & the Bryan P. Roberts Award to Recruit Xavier Roberts
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department extends its congratulations to our new full-time firefighters.
RECRUIT CLASS 2024-01
Noah Brent
Ryder Clemmo
Tanner Davis
Darrin Diaz
Casey Finch
Wesley Frederick
Logan Galvin
Dominic Giannascoli
Terrell Heyward
Cameron Ingram
Darius Johnson
Robert Joyner Jr.
Jacob Lindley
Trevor Merck
Brice Minick
Cole Piepenburg
Gavin Plant
Xavier Roberts
Dwight Ross III
Luke Schwartz
Michael Scott
Kevin White
