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GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M CAPTAIN MATTHEW MARTIN.
I'M THE CAPTAIN OVER THE CADET TRAINING AND I WILL BE YOUR MASTERS OF CEREMONY TODAY.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AS WE PREPARE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY THE AUSTIN HONOR FIRE GUARD AND THE SINGING OF THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER BY FIREFIGHTER PATRICK ROA VENEZUELA.
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OH SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWNS EARLY LIGHT WHAT'S SO PROUDLY WE HEALED AT THE TWILIGHTS.LASTLY, WHOSE BROUGHT STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PLESS FIGHT? OH, THE RARE PARTS WE WE WATCHED WERE SO GLY STREAMING AND THE ROCKS RED, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT A FLAG WAS STILL THERE.
OH, SAY DOES THAT STAR SPAN, OH THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE.
I WILL NOW ASK FIRE CHAPLAIN CHUCK DAVIS TO DELIVER THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION.
FATHER GOD, WE ARE GRATEFUL THIS MORNING FOR THE JOY OF BEING ABLE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THAT UH, YOU ARE THE ONE SOURCE OF BOTH WISDOM AND COURAGE NECESSARY FOR THIS JOB.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TODAY TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE ONE WHO HAS GIVEN US, THE US THE BREATH OF LIFE.
YOU'VE GIVEN US LIFE THROUGH JESUS AND YOU HAVE GIVEN US LIFE ETERNAL AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TODAY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FOR THIS JOYOUS OCCASION WHERE WE COULD BOTH IN YOUR PRESENCE AND THE PRESENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY STATE FORTH OUR PREPAREDNESS AND OUR READINESS TO SERVE THEM FOR IT'S IN CHRIST AND WE PRAY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE BE SEATED.
ON AUGUST 25TH, 2025, THIS DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS OF CLASS 1 41 CAME TOGETHER TO UNDERGO THE INTENSE TRAINING REQUIRED TO BECOME AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER.
28 WEEKS LATER, THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THEIR GOAL.
THESE 26 GRADUATES HAVE MET OUR RIGOROUS PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ETHICAL STANDARDS AND NOW WE'LL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVING AS AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER.
ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTIN FIRE AND FIRE CHIEF JJI 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 THEIR FACILITY AND THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR CEREMONY.
TODAY IS A CELEBRATION OF THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND THE 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.
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 G BAKER, CHIEF OF STAFF, ROB VEERS, ASSISTANT CHIEF ANDRE DEA, ASSISTANT CHIEF JEFFREY KENNEDY, ASSISTANT CHIEF LES MCKAY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DR.
RENE PAULSON, ASSISTANT CHIEF TOM VOKEY, DIVISION CHIEF MARK BRIDGES, DIVISION MANAGER.
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DIVISION CHIEF PHILLIP MILLER, DIVISION CHIEF JAMIE SILAS, DIVISION CHIEF DAVID SCRAN.AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR HONORED GUESTS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS CITY MANAGEMENT, AUSTIN POLICE, AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY EMS, AND THE CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 9 7 5, THE AUSTIN HISPANIC FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND THE AUSTIN AFRICAN AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE 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 THAT PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN GETTING THE CADETS TO THIS DAY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU THAT YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES.
SEE EVERYONE HERE TODAY TI EVERYONE HERE TODAY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE MEN, MEN, WOMEN AS WE WELCOME THEM INTO AUSTIN FIRE.
NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE DIVISION CHIEF JAMIE SILAS WHO OVERSEES OUR TRAINING DIVISION TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE CLASS 1 41.
THE TEAM LEADERS ARE OPERATIONS FIREFIGHTERS WHO VOLUNTEER TO BE MENTORS FOR THE CADET CLASS AND ARE ASSIGNED TO TO THE TRAINING DIVISION FOR THE ENTIRE 28 WEEK PERIOD.
BECAUSE OF THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF THE 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 FIRE SPECIALIST BENJAMIN LINER, FIREFIGHTER KEVIN COLOGNE, FIREFIGHTER LOGAN HENDRICKS, FIREFIGHTER JAREN JOYNER FIREFIGHTER RASH MONTGOMERY.
AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS CLASS AND TO THE MISSION OF DEEDS, NOT WORDS FOR THE ENTIRE TRAINING DIVISION.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE.
THANKS TO ALL OF OUR TEAM LEADERS AND TRAINING STAFF.
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE FIRE CHIEF BAKER, ASSISTANT CHIEF MCKAY BATTALION CHIEF KMAR AND CLASS LIEUTENANT LAUREN WARD TO JOIN ME ON STAGE FOR THE CADET AWARDS PRESENTATION.
THE HAMMER AWARD IS VOTED ON BY THE TEAM LEADERS.
THE WINNER EXHIBITS OUTSTANDING EFFORT AND DEDICATION TO THE JOB PERFORMING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AT ALL TIMES.
THE WINNER OF THE HAMMER AWARD FOR CADET CLASS 1 41 IS CADET RUBEN GONZALES.
THE MOST PHYSICALLY FIT AWARD IS COMPRISED OF TWO RELATED CONCEPTS, GENERAL FITNESS, A STATE OF WELLBEING AND SPECIFIC
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FITNESS.A TASK ORIENTED DEFINITION BASED ON ABILITY TO PERFORM SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE OCCUPATION.
THE WINNER OF THE MOST PHYSICALLY FIT AWARD FOR CADET CLASS 1 41 IS CADET CARSON PIERCE, THE BEST ALL AROUND CADET IS CHOSEN BY THEIR PEERS AS A CADET WHO BEST EXEMPLIFIES A COMBINATION OF SKILLS AND QUALITIES THAT 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 OF THIS AWARD, I'D LIKE TO INVITE BATTALION CHIEF KIRCH MERRITT TO THE PODIUM FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.
IF YOU GAVE RETIRING FIREFIGHTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEFT THEIR DEPARTMENTS, THEY WOULD CHOOSE THEIR HELMET.
IT IS THE UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF THE FIRE SERVICE.
THOSE WORN BY THE EARLIEST AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS WERE MADE OF LEATHER, BUT THEIR LIKENESS WITH THE TRADITIONAL HELMETS ENDS THERE.
THE FIRST FIREFIGHTER HELMETS WERE STOVE PIPE TYPE HELMETS.
USED UNTIL 1836 WHEN A NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTER BY THE NAME OF HENRY GRAD CAP CHANGED THE WHOLE DESIGN, A HAT MAKER BY TRADE.
HE INVENTED WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN FIRE HELMET.
IT WAS SNAPPED UP BY FIREFIGHTERS AS SOON AS IT HIT THE MARKET.
IT BECAME COMMON TO JUDGE THOSE WHO DIDN'T WEAR A GRATA CAP AS SIMPLY NOT DOING THE JOB.
SINCE THAT TIME, CHANGES AND INNOVATIONS TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN HAVE BEEN RATHER MINOR MANUFACTURERS HAVE TRIED ALUMINUM, PLASTIC AND EVEN RUBBER.
BUT IF YOU ASK FIREFIGHTERS WHAT KIND OF HELMET THEY PREFER, THEIR ANSWER WILL MOST LIKELY ALL BE THE SAME LEATHER AS A SYMBOL OF THAT COMMITMENT TO DOING THE JOB.
THE WINNER OF TODAY'S BEST ALL AROUND AWARD WILL TAKE HOME THIS MOST TREASURED OF TROPHIES, A LEATHER HELMET.
LIEUTENANT WARD, WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE HONORS? THANK YOU CHIEF.
THE WINNER OF THE BEST ALL AROUND AWARD FOR CADET CLASS 1 41 IS CADET ROSS THOMPSON.
NOW I LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE VALEDICTORIAN FOR CADET CLASS 1 41.
THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE CADET WITH THE HIGHEST OVERALL GRADE POINT AVERAGE BASED ON BOTH THE EMT AND FIRE EXAMS. THE VALID RETURN FOR CADET CLASS 1 41 IS CADET KYLE MCDONALD.
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WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE ABLE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF THIS CLASS THAT I LOVE SO MUCH.SUCH ARE THE PERKS OF BEING THE CLASS NERD.
CLASS 1 41 SHOWED UP IN UNIFORM AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A MUGGY AUGUST MORNING SEVEN MONTHS AGO.
FRANKLY, ON DAY ONE WE WERE A SORRY BUNCH.
WE STUMBLED THROUGH OUR FIRST WEEKS SHELL-SHOCKED AND CLUELESS AS WE LEARNED THE RULES OF OUR NEW WORLD IN REAL TIME.
IT TOOK TIME, BUT FINALLY WE STARTED TO SHAPE UP.
WE REPORTED TO THE LINES WITH 26 CLEAN SHAVEN FACES.
WE LEARNED TO PROPERLY COUNT OUT OUR EXERCISES AND TO COUNT THEM OUT LOUD.
OUR CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE IMPROVED.
WE LEARNED TO METICULOUSLY CHECK OUR GEAR.
WE LEARNED TO MOVE WITH A PURPOSE.
WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU AS THE PRODUCTS OF 28 WEEKS OF TRAINING.
THE LESSONS ACCUMULATE SLOWLY BUT SURELY.
WE LEARNED THE PRINCIPLES OF FIRE SCIENCE AND VENTILATION, FIRE GROUND TACTICS, HOW TO THROW LADDERS AND HOW TO FORCE DOORS, HOW TO WORK OUR SCBAS AND HOW TO RESCUE VICTIMS AND EACH OTHER.
WE PUSHED OURSELVES THROUGH FEAR OF HEIGHTS AS WE CLIMBED THE LADDER 80 FEET TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER, WE OVERCAME CLAUSTROPHOBIA AS WE SQUEEZED OURSELVES THROUGH TIGHT MAZES AND THE HEAT BLINDFOLDED.
WE LEARNED HOW TO FOLD AND DEPLOY RACK LINES AND BUNDLES AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
WE FOUGHT THROUGH SURGING WATER DAWNED AND DOFFED OUR GEAR SEVERAL HUNDRED TIMES.
UM, CLIMB MORE TOWERS THAN WE CAN COUNT AND COME FACE TO FACE WITH REAL FIRE.
WE LEARN TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH DISCOMFORT TO CLINCH OUR TEETH AND TAKE IT AS OUR TLS ENFORCED THE STANDARD.
WE LEARNED THAT THIS WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT COULDN'T BE AVOIDED AND THAT ENDURING IT WAS PART OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE WORTHY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND WE LEARNED OTHER THINGS WE LEARNED.
THERE'S A DRESS CODE FOR CADETS AT CABO BOBS.
WE LEARNED IT ISN'T VERY MUCH FUN TO GO SWIMMING IN TWO INCHES OF WATER.
WE LEARNED THAT SOME OF US HAVE HARD FOREHEADS AND SOME OF US HAVE TOUGH FINGERS.
WE LEARNED ABOUT EACH OTHER'S WHOLESOME HOBBIES AND WE LEARNED ABOUT EACH OTHER'S UNCONVENTIONAL CULINARY CHOICES WE LEARNED.
IT'S BEST TO PAUSE A MOMENT AND THINK BEFORE ASKING SENIOR TEAM LEADER LINER A QUESTION.
THE DAYS WERE HARD BUT THEY WERE FUN TOO MANY OF US FEEL THAT IN SOME STRANGE WAY WE'LL MISS THE ACADEMY AND THAT MAKES GRADUATION BITTERSWEET.
AND WHAT WILL MISS IS SHOWING UP IN THE MORNING AND SEEING OUR FRIENDS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT WE'LL REMEMBER, WHAT WILL REALLY STICK OUT AS MEANINGFUL TO US ISN'T ALL THE COOL STUFF WE DID.
THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP, A TOUCH OF HUMOR AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE WERE ALL GOING THROUGH IT TOGETHER KEPT OUR MORALE HIGH SO THAT WITH RASHES AROUND OUR SHINS FROM OUR BOOTS, WITH OUR NECKS AND SHOULDERS ACHING FROM WEARING AIR PACKS FOR HOURS, WE COULD SOUND OFF UNBROKEN AT THE END OF EACH DAY WITH OUR CLASS MOTTO, EARNED IN PAIN, WORN WITH PRIDE.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY BUT WE DIDN'T DO THIS BY OUR OWN POWER.
WE OWE OUR SUCCESS IN TRAINING TO A LARGE ENSEMBLE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR TEAM LEADERS, SENIOR TEAM LEADER, LINER TEAM LEADER, COLON TEAM LEADER, HENDRICKS, TEAM LEADER JOINER AND TEAM LEADER MONTGOMERY WHO ARE AS MUCH A PART OF THIS CLASS.
AS THE CADETS, THEY STEPPED AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND FIREHOUSES TO MOLD US INTO HALFWAY DECENT PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS.
THEIR RELENTLESS EFFORTS WHIPPED US INTO SHAPE.
THEIR ADVICE MADE US SMARTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK AUSTIN'S INSTRUCTOR CADRE.
IT HAS BEEN OUR GREAT PRIVILEGE TO BE TRAINED BY FIREFIGHTERS WHO KNOW THE JOB AND KNOW HOW TO TEACH IT 'CAUSE OF YOU.
WE STEP INTO OPERATIONS BETTER PREPARED THAN ALMOST ANY PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS IN THE NATION.
CLASS 1 41 ALSO WANTS TO THANK LIEUTENANT WARD, CAPTAIN MARTIN AND THE REST OF THE TRAINING DIVISION STAFF WHO METICULOUSLY UPHELD THE STANDARDS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ENSURED OUR SAFETY.
WE WANT TO THANK OUR TRAINERS, COACH PAULSON AND COACH BROCKER FOR BUILDING US UP PHYSICALLY AND TEACHING US HOW TO MINIMIZE INJURIES.
AND WE WANNA THANK THE CUSTODIANS WHO KEPT OUR CAMPUS CLEAN AND SO GENEROUSLY GAVE US SNACKS AT BOTH HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WANNA THANK OUR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES.
THEY CARRIED EXTRA WEIGHT SO WE COULD CARRY HOURS.
THEY ABSORBED THE LONG HOURS, THE
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STRESS, AND THE EARLY MORNINGS WITHOUT COMPLAINT.THEY PACKED OUR MEALS, LISTENED WHEN WE NEEDED TO VENT AND TOOK CARE OF THE CHILDREN WHILE WE STUDIED.
WE WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE WITHOUT THEM.
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS 1 41 GRADUATION IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT WE KNOW IT IS NOT THE END OF OUR TRAINING.
AS WE MOVE OUT INTO OPERATIONS, I HOPE THAT CLASS 1 41 WILL STAY SAFE.
THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE OUR CRAFT WITH DEDICATION AND THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES WE WILL PERFORM OUR DUTIES WITH FORTITUDE, COURAGE, AND HUMANITY.
FOR THE PEOPLE OF AUSTIN WHO ARE COUNTING ON US.
AFTER ALL, THEY ARE THE REASON WE ARE HERE.
IN A FEW SHORT MOMENTS WE'LL HAVE OUR BADGES PINNED ON.
AND NOW THE MOMENT THESE CADETS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD FOR THE PAST 28 WEEKS, THE PINNING OF THEIR AUSTIN FIRE BADGE IN THE OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS OF THE ONE 41ST CADET CLASS.
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS YOU'LL 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 A DEEP HUMILITY.
YOUR ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF YOUR CAREER WILL BE A REFLECTION ON THIS BADGE AND ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS DEPARTMENT, RETIRED ACTIVE AND FUTURE.
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE, DEFEND IT WITH 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.
MATTHEW LEY PINNED BY FATHER LEE LEY.
JONATHAN BECKOFF, PINNED BY FIANCE BROOKE LYONS AND DAUGHTER LAYLA BECKOFF.
JULIAN BOGART, PINNED BY WIFE, SABRINA HERNANDEZ AND SISTER ZACHERY BOGART.
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LUKE BRAUN PINNED BY FATHER MARK BRAUN AND MOTHER NAOMI BRAUN.CRAIG BURNS PINNED BY FATHER RICH BURNS AND MOTHER SARAH STRAYER.
MIGUEL CRUZ PINNED BY FATHER JOSE CRUZ AND MOTHER MONICA CRUZ.
PETER DETOUR, PINNED BY FATHER SCOTT DETOUR AND MOTHER PEGGY MURPHY.
ROGELIO DIAZ PINNED BY FATHER.
RETIRED AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER HOMER FLORES.
BRENNAN EASON PINNED BY FATHER TERRENCE EASON AND MOTHER KIM EASON.
JOHN IBERS PINNED BY MOTHER MARY JANE IBERS AND FATHER MIKE IBERS.
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RUBEN GODINA GONZALEZ PINNED BY WIFE ELIZABETH GODINAS AND FATHER RUBEN GODINAS CLINTON JONES PINNED BY FATHER CLINT JONES AND MOTHER SUSIE JONES.ALEXANDRE KUNZEL PIN BY WIFE TA LAGO AND DAUGHTER LAURA LAGO KUNZEL, KYLE MCDONALD, PINNED BY FATHER CRAIG MCDONALD AND MOTHER JEANIE LAWSON.
CARSON PIERCE, PINNED BY FATHER TODD PIERCE AND MOTHER KAREN PIERCE.
RETIRED AUSTIN FIRE LIEUTENANT MARK PICK, JAKE RESENDEZ PINNED BY FATHER LA CITY.
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SETH RONNEY, PINNED BY WIFE SAMANTHA RONNEY.ALBERTO SANCHEZ, PINNED BY WIFE ANGELICA SANCHEZ.
ISAIAH SMITH PINNED BY MOTHER JEANNIE CALLAWAY AND GRANDMOTHER JEANNIE MORIN.
PINNED BY MOTHER CHRISTIE THOMPSON.
RYAN UNTH PINNED BY FATHER TIM UNTH AND MOTHER ANGELA UNTH.
OWEN VALENCIA, PINNED BY MOTHER CASSANDRA VALENCIA AND FATHER JOEL VALENCIA.
ANDRE VIRA, PINNED BY MOTHER MARIA VIRA AND SISTER ALICIA VIRA.
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ROBERTO WELLS PINNED BY LIFE WIFE LABREA WELLS AND MOTHER DORA MONTEZ.CHARLES WOOD PINNED BY FATHER SPENCER WOOD AND MOTHER CATHERINE MCCAFFERY.
CHIEF BAKER WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE.
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 STANDARDS 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 REGULATION OF THE AUSTIN FIRE, THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND YOUR COMMUNITY YOU SERVE.
ON BEHALF OF MORE THAN 1300 MEN AND WOMEN OF AUSTIN FIRE, CONGRATULATIONS PROBIES.
THANK YOU CHIEF BAKER AND CONGRATULATIONS, PROBIES, LIEUTENANT WARD, WILL YOU
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PLEASE LEAD CLASS 1 41 IN RECITING AUSTIN FIRE'S MISSION, VALUES AND VISION CLASS 1 41.WHAT IS OUR MISSION? WE ALSO EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
WHAT IS OUR VISION? THE ALSO AMONG PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION.
AUDIENCE EMBRACING INCLUSION, EQUITY AND D OF ALL.
WHAT ARE OUR CORE VALUES? EQUITY, RESPECT, OWNERSHIP.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BEFORE WE GO, WE HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR THIS CLASS AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST 28 WEEKS.
PLEASE SIT BACK AND ENJOY THIS INSIDE LOOK INTO THE LIFE OF AN AUSTIN FIRE CADET.
WE'RE JUST GONNA DO LIKE A QUICK OVERVIEW AND THEN WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW IT ALL WORKS.
BUT WHENEVER YOU SHOW UP IN SCENE, THAT FIRST ENGINE IS GONNA GO DIRECTLY TO THE FIRE.
SO WHILE IT'S GOING INTO OUR PUMP AND NOW WE CAN START CHARGING UP OUR LINES.
YOU'RE TRYING TO AIM IT AS IT'S BLOWING.
SO WHENEVER YOU DO SET THOSE UP, MAKE SURE YOU AIM IT WHERE YOU WANT IT TO BE AND THEN BOOM, OPEN IT QUICK, CLOSE IT.
SO THIS WILL ROTATE ON ITS OWN WHILE THE TWO AND A HALF DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ROTATE ON.
ALRIGHT, WOOD, GET THOSE FOOT PEDALS DOWN AS YOU COME UP.
LIKE THAT'S ALL DAY EVERY DAY.
IF SOMEBODY SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE MIGHT HAVE TO CALL TIME OUT, LET'S LOOK AT THIS THING AND THEN COME BACK IN AND SOLVE IT BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW WHAT TO DO.
GO TO THE RIGHT, THEN DRIVE AROUND THE GRILL FIELD A LITTLE BIT.
YOU CAN PICK UP SOME SPEED, YOU CAN DO A HARD BRAKE IF YOU WANT TO GET A FEEL FOR HOUSE RIGHT AHEAD OF THAT.
AND TO THE RIGHT THERE, LET'S GO.
HOLD ONTO THE LADDER, PUT THIS, THERE YOU GO.
DO SOME WITHOUT GLOVES ON JUST TO GET THE FISH OUT.
RIGHT? I WASN'T EVEN TYING IT BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT TOOK WAY TOO LONG.
LOOKING UP, WHY ARE WE LOOKING UP OVER AG OBSTRUCTION? WHERE AM I THROWING THE LADDER ON? WHAT'S HAPPENING? I'M LOOKING THROUGH THE LIGHT ROUND.
IT'S GETTING PRETTY HOT IN HERE.
CAN YOU HURRY UP? I THINK YOU'RE GOOD HERE.
WHO DO YOU THINK WAS RUNNING THAT CALL? UH, THE PATIENT WAS.
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT TAKING COMMAND, YOU'RE GONNA SEE VICTIMS WHO ARE CALM, COOL, COLLECTIVE AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE VICTIMS WHO ARE FREAKING OUT CHAOTIC.
THERE'S GONNA BE RADIO TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH.
THERE'S GONNA BE BYSTANDERS MAYBE YELLING OR FILMING.
YOU GOT ONE UNDER THE TORSO AND THEN YOU'RE JUST KIND OF, ARMS ARE ON THE BEAM AND THE BODIES ACROSS.
YOU GOTTA KIND OF GET HYPERFOCUSED UP.
MAYBE THERE'S A SECOND VICTIM.
WE GOT SOMEBODY IN A BAD SITUATION, OKAY? WE'RE TRYING TO GET HIM OUT.
WE'RE TRYING TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION AND WE'RE TRYING TO DEESCALATE EVERYTHING,
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MAKE A DECISION AND THEN COME INTO THAT DECISION OUTTA THE BUILDING.YOU GOTTA PAY ATTENTION TO EVERYTHING ELSE.
YOU GOT THAT ELECTRICAL WIRES.
SO YOU GOT TIGHT SITUATIONS HERE.
YOU HAVE UH, DIFFERENT OBSTACLES IN YOUR WAY.
HEY, BE MINDFUL THAT WHILE YOU'RE STILL ADDRESSING THE SITUATION, LET'S GO HAND OVER HERE.
ANYBODY'S LIKE, HEY MAN, THIS JUST KIND OF SUCKS.
LIKE I DIDN'T REALLY ENJOY THAT.
NO, WE'RE ALL OLYMPIC SWIMMERS HERE.
ALRIGHT, MAKE SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR EQUIPMENT.
IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN EACH THREE YOU GO TOO.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COOL.
EVERYBODY JUMP IN, SWIM ACROSS, GET OUT THE OTHER END.
NOW START WORKING YOUR FEET OUT.
GO THE OTHER WAY THAT, THERE YOU GO.
YOU GUYS GOTTA HOLD DISABILITY.
YOU WANNA DO ALL PATTERNS OF YOUR NOZZLE ALL THE WAY OPEN, ALL THE WAY CLOSED.
NOW HE CONTINUES HIS MASK UP PROCEDURES AND LET'S LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT HAS KICKED OUT ON HIS OWN.
HE SHOULD LIVE A LOT CLEANER THAN THIS.
OKAY? YOU GRAB THE WRONG BITES INITIALLY, YOU GRAB FROM THE BACK, WE'LL SCRAP IN THE FRONT LIKE WE, RIGHT? SO WE DROP IT DOWN AND SMALL AT THE MIDDLE BITES AND LOCK IT BACK.
IT SHOULD LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE FORWARD JUST IN THE REVERSE THIS, OKAY? YOU SEE ALL THAT? COME BACK WITH ONE BITE.
SEE HOW MUCH LESS HOSE IS UP HERE? LESS CLUTTERED.
SO LEAVE THE LINE AND LOOK BACK AT YOUR DRIVEWAY.
LOOK RIGHT, CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT BACK AT THE DRIVER.
WE'LL ACTUALLY GIVE YOU THE THUMBS UP HERE AND THAT'LL BE PRESSURE SET
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OUT.I'M GONNA PULL AROUND THIS DOOR UNTIL IT'S STRAIGHT WHILE YOUR REACTION COMING BACK TO YOU.
RIGHT? THAT'S WHEN I WANT TO TELL HIM TO HOLD.
GET OFF THE LINE AND GO GRAB BOTH THIS LITTLE T RIGHT HERE WITH THE O.
THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS OVAL IS MADE FOR THE LITTLE KEY TO GO IN AND TURN SIDEWAYS.
FIRE DEPARTMENT PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER VIRA.
WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD OUR NEWEST PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS IN CLASS 1 41 IN THE TRAINING DIVISION, MOTO UH, MOTTOS AND THEN DISMISSED THE GROUP 1 41.