* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [AFD 140th Graduation Ceremony on October 3, 2025. ] [00:00:04] EVERYONE AS YOU ARE ABLE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND RIGHT. LIFT, LIFT, LIFT, RIGHT, LIFT. RIGHT, RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I'M BATTALION CHIEF JAMIE SILAS, THE CHIEF OF TRAINING AND I WILL BE YOUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES TODAY. PLEASE PREPARE FOR FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS BY THE AUSTIN FIRE HONOR GUARD AND THE SINGING OF THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER BY CLASS ONE 40 CADET CHRISTOPHER LANIER. [00:05:14] LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MARK. HONOR GUARD HOPE. READY FACE. BREATHE. GOOD. OH, OH. SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DANCER THE LIGHT? WHAT'S SO PROUD? WE AT THE TWILIGHTS LAST WHOSE BROAD STRIPES SAND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PER OR THE RAMPART WE STREAMING AND THE ROCKETS RED, THE BOMBS BURST IN AIR GAVE THROUGH THE, THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE. OH, SAY THAT STAR BANNER OR THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF BRAVE. LEFT, LEFT, LEFT. I WILL NOW ASK AUSTIN FIRE CHAPLAIN NATHAN ROBERTSON TO DELIVER THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION. OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE CHAPLAIN COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE BE SEATED. ONE FOUR, TAKE SIX. ALL RIGHT. ON MARCH 24TH, 2025, THE DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS OF CLASS ONE 40 CAME TOGETHER TO UNDERGO THE INTENSE TRAINING REQUIRED TO BECOME AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER. 28 WEEKS LATER, THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THEIR GOAL. THESE 40 GRADUATES HAVE MET OUR RIGOROUS PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ETHICAL STANDARDS AND WILL NOW HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVING AS AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER. ON BEHALF OF AUSTIN FIRE AND FIRE CHIEF JOEL BAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO BANNOCKBURN CHURCH AND THEIR STAFF FOR THE USE OF THIS FACILITY AND THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR CEREMONY. TODAY IS A CELEBRATION OF HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN. SEATED HERE TODAY IS ALSO A TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE PROVIDED THE CARE AND SUPPORT THAT HAVE BEEN CRITICAL TO MAKING THESE CADETS DREAMS OF BECOMING AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER A REALITY. THIS IS YOUR DAY AS WELL. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM. PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THEY'RE ALL INTRODUCED. FIRE CHIEF JOEL BAKER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR RON L PAULSON, ASSISTANT CHIEF JEFFREY KENNEDY, ASSISTANT CHIEF THAYER SMITH, ASSISTANT CHIEF TOM [00:10:01] VOKEY, DIVISION CHIEF MARK BRIDGES, DIVISION MANAGER, JENNIFER HEATLEY, DIVISION CHIEF LES MCKAY AND DIVISION CHIEF EDDIE MARTINEZ. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR HONORED GUEST CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS CITY MANAGEMENT AUSTIN POLICE, EXCUSE ME, AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY EMS, AND THE CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION. I WOULD ALSO WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 9 7 5, THE AUSTIN HISPANIC FIREFIGHTERS AND THE AUSTIN AFRICAN AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION WHO HAVE JOINED US TODAY. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE MILITARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY MEMBERS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS CELEBRATING HERE WITH US. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR ACADEMY WOULD NOT RUN WITHOUT THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR CIVILIAN STAFF, WHETHER IT BE IN TRAINING, ADMINISTRATION, LOGISTICS, OR FITNESS. WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT STAFF TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN GETTING THESE CADETS TO THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. BEHIND THE SCENES AND TO EVERYONE HERE TODAY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN AS WE WELCOME THEM INTO AUSTIN FIRE. NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK ASSISTANT CHIEF VOKEY WHO OVERSEES OUR TRAINING DIVISION TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT CLASS ONE 40 TEAM LEADERS CHIEF. THANK YOU, CHIEF SILAS. SO THE TEAM LEADERS ARE OPERATIONS FIREFIGHTERS WHO VOLUNTEER TO BE MENTORS FOR THE CADET CLASS AND ARE ASSIGNED TO THE TRAINING DIVISION FOR THE ENTIRE 28 WEEK PERIOD. BECAUSE OF THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF THESE TEAM LEADERS, THESE CADETS ARE READY TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT TEAM LEADERS. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME ON STAGE FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION AS I CALL YOUR NAME, SENIOR TEAM LEADER FIREFIGHTER MATTHEW BOYAN, FIRE SPECIALIST MARK PHILLIPS, FIREFIGHTER BILL KESSLER, FIREFIGHTER CARSON NEIL, FIREFIGHTER JALEN PILO, AND FIREFIGHTER NICHOLAS SALAZAR. AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CLASS AND THE MISSION OF DEEDS, NOT WORDS FOR FROM THE ENTIRE TRAINING DIVISION, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEAM LEADERS AND THE TRAINING STAFF. NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF BAKER AND DIVISION CHIEF MCKAY ALONG WITH CAPTAIN MATT MARTIN AND CLASS LIEUTENANT MEREDITH GARY TO JOIN ME ON STAGE FOR THE CADET AWARDS PRESENTATIONS. THE HAMMER AWARD IS VOTED ON BY THE TEAM LEADERS. THE WINNER EXHIBITS OUTSTANDING EFFORT AND DEDICATION TO THE JOB PERFORMING AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS AT ALL TIMES. THE WINNER OF THE HAMMER AWARD FOR CADET CLASS ONE 40 IS CADET NATHAN MORROW. I THE MOST PHYSICALLY FIT AWARD IS COMPRISED OF TWO RELATED CONCEPTS, GENERAL FITNESS, A STATE OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING, AND A SPECIFIC FITNESS, A TASK ORIENTED DEFINITION BASED ON THE ABILITY TO PERFORM SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE OCCUPATION. THE WINNER OF THE MOST PHYSICALLY FIT AWARD FOR CADET CLASS ONE 40 IS CADET TRAVIS ROUNDS. THE BEST ALL AROUND CADET IS CHOSEN BY THEIR PEERS AS THE CADET WHO BEST EXEMPLIFIES A COMBINATION OF THE SKILLS AND QUALITIES THAT [00:15:01] ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR TRAINING PROGRAM. THOSE INCLUDE LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, HARD WORK, DEPENDABILITY, AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE. BEFORE I ANNOUNCE THE WINNER, THE WINNER OF THIS AWARD, I'D LIKE TO INVITE CAPTAIN MARTIN TO THE PODIUM FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. IF YOU GAVE RETIRING FIREFIGHTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE HOME ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY WOULD CHOOSE THEIR HELMET. IT'S A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF FIRE SERVICE. IT'S WORN BY THE MOST, UH, THE EARLIEST AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS AND IT WAS MADE OF LEATHER, BUT THEIR LIKENESS AND TRADITION WITH THAT HELMET ENDS THERE. THE FIRST HELMETS WERE A STOVE TYPE HELMET USED UNTIL 1836 WHEN A NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTER BY THE NAME OF HENRY GCAP CHANGED THE WHOLE DESIGN, A HAT MAKER BY TRADE. HE INVENTED WHAT WE KNOW TODAY AS THE TRADITION TRADITIONAL AMERICAN FIRE HELMET. IT WAS GRABBED UP BY FIREFIGHTERS AS SOON AS IT HIT THE MARKET. IT BECAME, UH, COMMON TO JUDGE THOSE WHO DIDN'T HAVE ONE AS NOT DOING THEIR JOB. SINCE THAT TIME, THINGS HAVE CHANGED. INNOVATIONS HAVE COME ALONG. THE ORIGINAL DESIGN HAS KEPT, BUT WITH MINOR CHANGES MANUFACTURERS HAVE TRIED MAKING 'EM OUT OF PLASTIC, OUT OF RUBBER, OUT OF ALUMINUM. BUT IF YOU ASK FIREFIGHTERS WHAT KIND OF HELMET THEY PREFER, THEY'RE GONNA ANSWER LEATHER AS A SYMBOL OF THAT COMMITMENT TO DO THEIR JOB. THE WINNER OF TODAY'S BEST ALL AROUND WILL TAKE HOME THIS MOST TREASURED OF TROPHIES, A LEATHER FIRE HELMET. LIEUTENANT GARY, WE DO THE HONORS. THANK YOU. CAPTAIN MARTIN. THE WINNER OF THE BEST ALL AROUND AWARD FOR CADET CLASS ONE 40 IS CADET CHRISTOPHER LANIER. NOW I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE VALEDICTORIAN FOR CADET CLASS ONE 40. THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE CADET WITH THE HIGHEST OVERALL GRADE POINT AVERAGE BASED ON BOTH THE EMT AND FIRE EXAMS. THE VALEDICTORIAN FOR CADET CLASS ONE 40 IS CADET ZACH PE. GOOD AFTERNOON. CLASS ONE 40 BEGAN OVER SIX MONTHS AGO AND ON THAT DAY WE WERE NOTHING BUT INDIVIDUALS. WE KNEW NOTHING OF EACH OTHER. ALL WE SHARED WAS ONE COMMON GOAL TO ONE DAY BE FIREFIGHTERS FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A MOMENT WITH YOU FROM THAT FIRST DAY AS I PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, I HAD MY BOX WITH ALL OF MY UNIFORMS AND ITEMS I WAS GIVEN ON FAMILY NIGHT. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING EVERYTHING IN THE BOX WITH US TO THE LINES ON THAT FIRST DAY. AS I STOOD THERE IN THE PARKING LOT, I OPENED UP MY BOX AND SAW MY UNIFORMS ALONG WITH THE LITTLE GREEN NOTEPAD ON TOP OF THEM. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I'LL JUST LEAVE THIS IN MY BACKPACK. THAT WAY I DON'T MISPLACE IT. AND I BROUGHT MY BOX TO THE LINES. THE TONE SOUNDED AT 7:30 AM AND TO MY SURPRISE, THE TIS ASKED US TO OPEN UP OUR BOX AND HOLD UP OUR GREEN NOTEPAD. THEY EVEN SAID, YOU WILL KEEP IT ON YOU AT ALL TIMES. I TURNED TO SEE ALL THE OTHER CADETS HOLDING UP THEIR GREEN NOTEPAD. AS I STOOD THERE WITH NOTHING, I REMEMBER THINKING TO MYSELF, WOW, I'M NOT OFF TO A GREAT START. BUT I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK ON THAT FIRST DAY, WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT A LITTLE GREEN NOTEPAD. OVER THE COURSE OF THE ACADEMY, I REALIZED THAT THE GREEN NOTEPAD WASN'T JUST A NOTEPAD, IT REPRESENTED MORE THAN THAT. IT WAS MY BUNKER GEAR, IT WAS MY AIR PACK, IT WAS MY HELMET AND IT WAS MY RADIO. YOU SEE, IF I COULDN'T BE TRUSTED TO KEEP A LITTLE GREEN NOTEPAD ON ME, HOW COULD I BE TRUSTED TO KEEP LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT THAT MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE COUNTING ON ME TO HAVE TOOLS THAT THE RESIDENTS, TOOLS THAT THE RESIDENTS TRUST US TO USE TO SAVE THEM AND THEIR LOVED ONES ON THEIR WORST DAYS. FROM THAT DAY ON, I ALWAYS KEPT THAT LITTLE GREEN NOTEPAD WITH ME. I TELL YOU THE STORY BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY EXPERIENCES LIKE THIS IN THE ACADEMY. IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT LEARNING MEDICAL SKILLS OR FIREFIGHTING SKILLS. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THOSE SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING MORE THAN THAT. THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS INSTILLED IN US THAT WAS JUST BEYOND THAT. INTEGRITY, RESPECT, OWNERSHIP, AND DISCIPLINE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HOW WELL YOU CAN THROW A LADDER OR HOW GOOD YOUR HOSE DEPLOYMENT IS. IT'S ABOUT KNOWING THAT YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS CAN COUNT ON YOU. IT CAN TRUST YOU THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY WOULD GIVE THE SHIRT OFF THEIR BACK FOR YOU AND [00:20:01] YOU WOULD DO THE SAME. I CALL MY FELLOW CADETS, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT JUST COWORKERS. WE ARE A FAMILY. WE TOOK CARE OF EACH OTHER. WHETHER THAT WAS STUDYING TOGETHER, ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER, OR JUST BEING AN EAR TO LISTEN TO. IF YOU NEEDED A RIDE TO WORK BECAUSE YOUR CAR BROKE DOWN OR GOT STOLEN, YOU HAD SOMEONE TO TAKE YOU TO WORK. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. IF YOU NEEDED SOMEWHERE TO STAY BECAUSE YOUR HOUSE WAS HAVING ISSUES, YOU ALWAYS HAD SOMEWHERE TO STAY AND WHEN THERE WERE HARD TIMES OUTSIDE OF THE ACADEMY, YOU MAY FIND FLOWERS AT YOUR DOOR LETTING YOU KNOW THAT YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE STILL THERE FIGHTING WITH YOU. THESE WERE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THE ACADEMY AND MANY MORE MEMORIES THAT WE WILL HOLD TOGETHER FOREVER. BUT OF COURSE, CLASS ONE 40 WASN'T JUST CADETS. WE WERE LED BY OUR TEAM LEADERS, SENIOR TEAM LEADER BOYAN, TL, KESSLER, TL NEAL, TL PLO, TL SALAZAR AND TL PHILLIPS, A HIGHLY RESPECTED GROUP OF LEADERS WHO WERE AT TIMES OUR TOUGHEST CRITICS, YET ALSO OUR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS. YOU KNEW HOW TO KEEP US HUMBLE, YET COULD PICK US BACK UP IF WE GOT TOO LOW. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU AND UPHOLD THE STANDARD THAT YOU SET FOR US. BUT MORE THAN THAT, DEEP DOWN, WE WANNA MAKE YOU PROUD AND HOPE YOU CAN LOOK BACK AT US AS CADETS, SEE HOW FAR WE HAVE COME AND BE PROUD OF THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT YOU HELPED CREATE. ON BEHALF OF CLASS ONE 40, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR PUSHING US AND FOR BELIEVING IN US. I'D LIKE TO THANK LIEUTENANT GARY WHO ALWAYS HELD US TO A HIGHER STANDARD AND NEVER LET US SETTLE FOR LESS. YOU PUSHED FOR US TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS WE SERVE DESERVE NOTHING BUT OUR BEST. AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYONE WHO STRUCK FEAR IN OUR HEARTS MORE THAN LIEUTENANT GARY, MAYBE T O'NEAL, BUT EVEN WHEN WE STUMBLED, YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON US. THANK YOU LIEUTENANT FOR ALWAYS HAVING FAITH IN US. I'D LIKE TO THANK CAPTAIN MARTIN WHO COMMANDED OUR RESPECT INSTANTLY. YOU SET AN EXAMPLE FOR US SINCE FAMILY NIGHT BEFORE THE ACADEMY AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD SUCH A HIGHLY RESPECTED LEADER IN OUR DEPARTMENT TO INTRODUCE US AND OUR FAMILIES TO THIS JOURNEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I HOPE YOU'RE PROUD OF OUR DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THIS ACADEMY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE CHIEFS AS WELL AS OUR CIVILIAN STAFF, OUR INSTRUCTORS, AND MANY OTHERS THAT WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR DEVELOPMENT. AND I'VE HAD ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD I COULD GO ON AND ON. THEY CAN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO IN YOUR IMPORTANCE. ON BEHALF OF CLASS ONE 40, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING US AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. FINALLY, THERE IS ONE FINAL PIECE TO CLASS ONE 40 PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL AND THAT IS THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE CLASS ONE 40 CADETS. WITHOUT YOU, UNDOUBTEDLY NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. YOU ARE OUR ROCK AT TIMES. THE ONLY THING KEEPING US GOING, YOU LISTEN TO US AS WE SHARE THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU AND YOU ENCOURAGED US WHEN THE ROAD AHEAD SEEMED UNCERTAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. THIS IS YOUR GRADUATION AS WELL. TO MY FELLOW CADETS, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THANK YOU FOR STANDING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH ME THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY, WE WILL LIVE FOREVER IN HISTORY AS CLASS ONE 40 DECADES OF CADETS WILL WALK THROUGH THE ACADEMY AND SEE OUR FACES ON THE WALL AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE INSPIRED BY US JUST AS WE WERE INSPIRED BY ALL THE PAST CLASSES. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT GREAT THINGS WE'LL ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER AND I WILL NEVER FORGET THE MEMORIES WE HAVE CREATED. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO END THE SPEECH THE SAME WAY WE ENDED ALL OUR DAYS OUT THERE AT THE ACADEMY WITH OUR CLASS MOTTO, NO FOLD. ALL IN CLASS ONE 40. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW THE MOMENT THESE CADETS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD FOR THE PAST 28 WEEKS, THE PINNING OF THEIR AUSTIN FIRE BADGE AND THE OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS OF THE ONE 40TH CADET CLASS. IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, YOU WILL OFFICIALLY BE SWORN IN AS MEMBERS OF AUSTIN FIRE AND BEGIN THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR CAREER. OUR BADGE SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORN WITH COURAGE, RESPECT, AND DEEP HUMILITY. YOUR ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF YOUR CAREER WILL BE A REFLECTION OF THIS BADGE AND ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS DEPARTMENT. RETIRED ACTIVE IN FUTURE REARED WITH PRIDE, DEFENDANT WITH [00:25:01] HONOR, AND ALWAYS SEE IT FOR WHAT IT IS, A SYMBOL OF THE SACRED TRUST BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMMUNITY YOU SERVE. CADETS, PLEASE ASSEMBLE AS I CALL OUT YOUR NAME. PLEASE COME TO THE STAGE WITH THE PERSON OR PERSONS YOU HAVE SELECTED TO PIN YOUR BADGE. JOHNNY GROVE BARNES, PINNED BY GIRLFRIEND ASHLEY CHER BRANDON KYLE BUCHANAN, PINNED BY FIANCE AUDREY TUTTLE. ADAM ELI CAMACHO, PINNED BY MOTHER VERONICA CAMACHO AND FATHER JESUS CAMACHO. JASON ANTHONY CAMPOS CAME TO MY MOTHER ANGEL, AK AND FATHER JAMES CAMPOS CURTIS BLAKE CARPENTER, PINNED BY FATHER RICK CARPENTER AND MOTHER DONIS CARPENTER, DAVID CHAMPION PINNED BY MOTHER LETICIA MARTINEZ. [00:30:42] JACOB CLAYTON, PINNED BY FATHER JOHN CLAYTON AND MOTHER CINDY CASS BARTON CREED, PINNED BY FATHER SCOTT CREED AND MOTHER BARBARA CREED. MICHAEL GOVEA, PINNED BY MOTHER LAA ERNA AND FATHER MICHAEL R GOVEA. CONNOR GOO PINNED BY FATHER BRUCE. GO, MATTHEW HEIDRICH PINNED BY GIRLFRIEND GRACE ZARAGOZA. JOHN RYAN HENNE PINNED BY MOTHER ROBIN HENNE AND FATHER JOHN, HE [00:35:52] WE PURCHASED VERY STURDY UNIFORMS. SO ITO BY FATHER ETSU ITO ETHAN JIMENEZ, HIM BY GIRLFRIEND SIDNEY GOMEZ AND CHILDREN LEA AND ELENA JIMENEZ. ALL RIGHT. VICTORIA KELLY, PINNED BY MOTHER, GLORIA KELLY. [00:40:03] ALL RIGHT. CHRISTOPHER LANIER, PINNED BY WIFE, MEGAN LANIER AND CHILDREN PHON AND DY LANIER LANCE STRYKER LESER PINNED BY FATHER AUSTIN, FIRE CAPTAIN WAYNE LEPER AND MOTHER STACEY LEPER. EDWARD LESICK, PINNED BY FATHER PETER LESICK AND MOTHER NINA LESICK. AVA CATHERINE MARTINEZ, PINNED BY FATHER AUSTIN FIRE DIVISION CHIEF EDDIE MARTINEZ AND MOTHER SHANNON MARTINEZ. RYAN ANDREW MARTINEZ, PINNED BY BROTHER SEAN MARTINEZ, MAVERICK MCWILLIAMS, PINNED BY FATHER BRETT MCWILLIAMS AND MOTHER ANNA MCWILLIAMS. [00:45:30] NATHAN MORROW, PINNED BY FATHER CODY MORROW, ELIJAH NELSON AND MY GIRLFRIEND KATIE NELSON. AND FATHER JUSTIN NELSON. TRISTAN NOTTINGHAM ATTEND BY FATHER DAVID NOTTINGHAM AND MOTHER CINDY NOTTINGHAM. ISAIAH OGAN AND PINNED BY MOTHER AVERY CASTRO AND FATHER JOHN NOAH ORR. PINNED BY MOTHER JILL ORR AND FATHER PAUL OR ZACH PELT, PINNED BY WIFE SARAH PELT AND CHILDREN COOPER LENA AND MCKENZIE PELT. [00:50:53] DYLAN CONNOR PHILLIPS, PIN BY MOTHER HEATHER BOLTS AND FATHER BRADLEY PHILLIPS. DYLAN POWERS PINNED BY WIFE MORGAN POWERS AND CHILDREN, LANDON AND COHEN POWERS, LUIS QUINTA, MY MOTHER GUADALUPE AND FATHER MIGUEL RUIZ. JOSHUA REGAN, PINNED BY WIFE, BRITTANY REGAN. JOSHUA ROSALES, PINNED [00:55:01] BY WIFE, JOLYNN ROSALES TRAVIS ROUNDS PINNED BY MOTHER REBECCA ROUNDS MASON SHAVER PINNED BY MOTHER BRENDA SHAVER AND FATHER MARTY SHAVER VINCENT J STANFORD BY MOTHER LAURA STALER AND AUNT JAN BASIL ETHAN TERRY PINNED BY FATHER DEAN TERRY AND MOTHER LINDA Y LAYLA TUCKER, PINNED BY TEAM LEADER AUSTIN, FIREFIGHTER NICK AZAR, [01:01:13] CHIEF BAKER WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE CADETS. PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND ON YOUR HONOR. WILL YOU BE LOYAL TO THE FIVE SERVICE AUSTIN FIRE, YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR FAMILY I'LL? WILL YOU COMMIT TO UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER I'LL WILL YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO HOLD YOURSELF AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH, SAFETY, TRAINING, FITNESS AND LEADERSHIP? I'LL WILL YOU DISPLAY THE COURAGE TO BE SAFE? I'LL WILL YOU UPHOLD THE LAWS, RULES AND AND REGULATION OF AUSTIN FIRE, THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND THE COMMUNITY YOU SERVE. I WILL ON BEHALF OR MORE THAN 1200 MEN AND WOMEN OF AUSTIN FIRE, CONGRATULATIONS, FIREFIGHTERS. THANK YOU CHIEF BAKER AND CONGRATULATIONS. CLASS ONE 40, LIEUTENANT GARY, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD CLASS ONE 40 IN RECITING AUSTIN FIRES MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES CLASS ONE 40. WHAT IS OUR MISSION COMMITTEE? GREAT STATE, WHAT IS OUR VISION? WE SAFETY. WHAT ARE OUR CORE VALUES? EXECUTIVE SET, OWNERSHIP, DISCIPLINE. PROBIES. BE SEATED. THANK YOU LIEUTENANT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BEFORE WE GO, WE HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU WHAT THIS CLASS HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 28 WEEKS. PLEASE SIT BACK AND ENJOY THIS INSIDE. LOOK INTO THE LIFE OF AN AUSTIN FIRE CADET. 1, 2, 3, 6, 1. ISN'T THAT GORGEOUS? SIT. IT'S SIT AT STAGE. THE GROWTH STAGE OF THE FIRE. THEY GOT A WATER CAN WITH THEM. THEY FIND THE DOOR, THE WATER CAN'S NOT WORKING. THE PROBABLY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. SO WHAT DO THEY DO? SO CLOSE THE DOOR. RIGHT? VERY, VERY SIMPLE. WHAT PORTION OF THE FIRE TRIANGLE HAVE WE REMOVED? OXYGEN. SO WHAT DO WE EXPECT TO HAPPEN NOW? [01:05:01] IT'S GONNA SNAP ITSELF OUT. IT'S GONNA RUN OUTTA OXYGEN. LOOK AT THE CHANGE IN THE COLOR OF SMOKE. DID EVERYBODY SEE THAT? RIGHT? DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN IT. WHERE WE GET CONCERNED IS WHEN WE HAVE FIRE OUT THE WINDOW LIKE THAT AND WE OPEN UP THE FRONT DOOR AND WE'VE GOT SMOKE BANKED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HERE. WHAT'S THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE TO SOLVE? LACE. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. WANT TO DO THIS REALLY FAST WOULD BE COOL. BUMP ROLL. ROLL BUMP. ONCE I HAVE MY TOP CUT, I'M GONNA COME DOWN WITH MY FIRST VERTICAL CUT. I WANT TO CUT TWO INCHES INSIDE MY RAFTER. CUTTING DOWN VERTICAL. SO GET DOWN ON ONE KNEE, PUNCH THROUGH, PUNCH A BIG HOLE. AT THAT POINT Y'ALL PROBABLY GET SMOKE AND HEAT PRODUCTION. THEN THE INTERIOR CREWS CAN GO INSIDE AND FINISH WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. DONE WITH THAT, YOU'RE GONNA UP ACROSS THE TOP SHEET AND I WANT TO DOUBLE LOUVER. GOTTA EVER DONE WITH THIS CUT WORK ALONG WALL. GO UP ACROSS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT FIRST HOLE. TENABILITY? YEP. TENABLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THERE. LET'S GO. YEAH, LET'S TAP SOME MORE FIELDS. YOU GOT A DOOR? THERE YOU GO. OKAY. SO THE SEAT OF THE FIRE IS DEAD AHEAD OF YOU. IT'S GETTING KIND OF, WE'RE GONNA DIVE IN THIS ROOM TO NEVER LET GO, NEVER LET GO. JACK ENGINE ONE. FIRE ATTACK. I'M SEPARATED FROM MY CREW. MM-HMM I'M STUCK IN A ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. MM-HMM. WENT IN THE CAR OFFICER. ONCE WE REACH THAT DOOR, WE GOTTA NUMBER TO LOOK BACK AND SCAN IN THERE BEHIND US TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T LEAVE ANYBODY BEHIND. OKAY? YES SIR. AND THEN ONCE WE'RE OUTSIDE, WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GONNA DO? HARD CHECK. HARD CHECK. AWESOME. GOOD. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. GOOD. SO OPEN UP AND JUST GET A LITTLE BIT MORE FLOWING. THE IDEA IS TO START SENDING WATER INTO THAT DIRECTION AND THEN WE'RE GONNA CALL RIGHT TURN OR LEFT TURN WHEN WE'RE THERE. AND THEN OUR HEEL IS GONNA BE THE ONE THAT MAKES THAT TURN HAPPEN. OKAY? [01:10:35] WHAT'S UP? ALL RIGHT. BAR CHECK 1 1 2 4. 1 4 5 5 1 40. IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU A MINUTE, RIGHT? AND YOU THINK THIS IS GONNA TAKE FIVE MINUTES TO SOLVE, BUT IT'S PROBABLY GONNA TAKE 20 MINUTES TO, HEY, TAKE A PICTURE OF MOVE DAM UP NOW. HEAD THAT WAY. LOOK WHERE I'M POINT HEAD THAT WAY. THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO IS THE DIRECTION YOUR HEAD IS POINTING. MORE, MORE, MORE TO THE RIGHT ELBOW, HIGH ELBOW. REALLY TAKE THAT ELBOW. [01:16:25] HEY, SENIOR TEAM LEADER BOYAN, ENGINE 13, A SHIFT CLASS ONE 40, NO FOLD. ALL IN BRANDON, BUCHANAN, SUGARLAND, TEXAS, MATTHEW, HENRIK, VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA. JOHN HENAN, AMARILLO, TEXAS, EDWARD LUER, ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA. RYAN MARTINEZ, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. LUIS QUINTAL, ANO, MEXICO EQUAL. KEITH AND TERRY, DALLAS, TEXAS. TEAM LEADER. KESSLER 24 A. JOHNNY BARNES, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, CURTIS CARPENTER, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. MICHAEL GOVEA, AUSTIN, TEXAS. CONNOR, GAO, CBY. ALBERTO. EITHER JIMENEZ, MAYNARD, TEXAS, CHRISTOPHER LANIER, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, MASON SHAVER, AUSTIN, TEXAS 999 1000. TEAL O'NEAL STATION 18 C. DAVID CHAMPION, MACALLAN, TEXAS CODE SAN ZO, RED OAK, NEW YORK. STRYKER, LUPER. THORNDALE, TEXAS. KRISTEN, NOTTINGHAM, AUSTIN, TEXAS, NOAH WAR, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS. DYLAN PHILLIPS, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. JOSHUA RODRIGUEZ F, BRIDGE PARK, CALIFORNIA, TRAVIS ROUND, SAN MARCUS, TEXAS. TEAM LEADER P, LOCK A, TEAM B. AH, ELI MACHO, EL PASO, TEXAS. JASON CAMPOS, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, VICTORIA, KELLY, HOUSTON, TEXAS. AVA, MARTINEZ, AUSTIN, TEXAS. NATHAN MORROW. COLLEEN, TEXAS. DYLAN POWERS, AUSTIN, TEXAS. VINCENT STANFA, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS TEAM LITTLE TALL ARE NINE B. JACOB CLAYTON, DALLAS, TEXAS. BARTON REED BUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAVERICK, MCWILLIAMS, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. ELIJAH NELSON, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. ISAIAH GIN. DENVER, COLORADO. ZACH PE. LEANDER, TEXAS. JOSHUA ROSALES, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. WEWA. [01:20:01] TUCKER HOSPITAL, TEXAS. ALL RIGHT, PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER MCWILLIAMS. WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD OUR NEWEST PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS IN CLASS ONE 40 AND THE TRAINING DIVISION'S MOTTOES AND THEN DISMISS THE GROUP CLASS ONE FOUR UP. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.