"I know what it is like to feel pride and anxiety as family members, we don't just graduate a class, we grow a family, said FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore. To many, your journey didn't start out at the academy but on the streets of an ambulance where I once was. You've already seen the tears of the hurt and held the hands of the hurting and made life and death decisions on the asphalt of this city."
"The latest class includes 181 members, including probationary firefighter Jerrell Nedd of Brooklyn. His father was a chef in the North Tower on September 11, 2001, when he was tragically killed. Nedd and his brother, who also graduated from the academy, were honored by Commissioner Bonsignore at the ceremony. The FDNY graduated 481 probationary firefighters during a ceremony at the Christian Cultural Center on Wednesday Feb 11, 2026."
"Class valedictorian Derrick Marr was a former EMS Paramedic before deciding to take the promotional exam for the Fire Department. During his speech, Marr said that his one mission was to get into the fire department, along with several other members of the Paramedics. He went on to say he wouldn't have been in this position if it weren't for his mother and father's support."
The FDNY held a graduation ceremony at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn on Feb. 11 that conferred probationary status on hundreds of new firefighters. The ceremony recognized a cohort that included 181 members and noted that 481 probationary firefighters graduated overall. Probationary officers will be assigned to firehouses across the city. Several graduates bring prior EMS backgrounds, and at least one graduate, Jerrell Nedd, has a direct 9/11 family connection. Class valedictorian Derrick Marr is a former EMS paramedic who credited his parents for support in reaching the Fire Department.
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