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SFD inducts 5 new firefighters
Ceremony displays emphasis on in-house training
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Newly-sworn-in recruits Heather McVey, left, Marcell Farmer, Ben Edwards, Forrest Dart, and Eric Baxter are all smiles after becoming official members of the Statesboro Fire Department during Friday's pinning ceremony at Statesboro High School.
Having come from previous jobs as far away as Michigan and as near as Savannah, five firefighters received their badges Friday evening as the Statesboro Fire Department’s newest members. The graduation and pinning ceremony in the Statesboro High School auditorium marked the completion of the first recruit class of 2017 and the first led through its in-house training by Parker Johnson, an experienced SFD firefighter new in the role of training captain. Three veteran firefighters also were recognized for recent promotions in the department.
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