Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins administered the oath of office to 17 new full-time firefighters with the department as commencement exercises for CRFD Recruit Class 2024-02 were held on the evening of Thursday, December 5 at C.A.Johnson High School.
Each member of class 24-02 received their badge from Chief Jenkins after completing weeks of training at the department’s fire academy.
“This moment represents the culmination of weeks of hard work and perseverance for these recruits,” Chief Jenkins said, “We are proud to welcome them into our ranks and I look forward to following their careers with CRFD over the coming months and years.”
Several awards were handed out during the graduation to recruits who performed exceptionally well during their training. Recruit Patrick Martin was honored with the Maltese Cross Award while Recruit Samuel Rojas received the Bryan P. Roberts Academic Achievement Award.
(from left) Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins presents the Maltese Cross Award to Patrick Martin & the Bryan P. Roberts Award to Samuel Rojas)
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department extends its congratulations to our new full-time firefighters.
RECRUIT CLASS 2024-02
Lamar Butler
Charles Cabell
Michael Coleman
Thomas Dowd
Caleb Edgehill
Landyn Espling
Alexander Fant
Justin Farr
Darren Johnson
Patrick Martin
Andres Medina
Andrew Morris
Samuel Rojas
Jackson Sale
Michael Savage
Mason Simmons
Braden Stalls
