Boston Fire’s second largest recruit class graduates: Photos
Boston Fire’s second largest recruit class graduated on Wednesday.
Sixty-six recruits from Boston and five recruits from Somerville graduated during the ceremony at the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center.
It’s the second largest recruit class to graduate, and it’s also the largest graduating class of female recruits with seven.
The 2025 class is the first academy class to have cadets in it, with 20.
Boston firefighter graduates file into the Convention Center during their graduation. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Boston firefighter graduates are sworn in, including Omariah Asley, center, at the Convention Center. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Boston Fire Commissioner Paul Burke and Mayor Michelle Wu during the BFD graduation. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
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