{"id":74160,"date":"2019-02-04T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=74160"},"modified":"2021-03-19T18:16:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:16:40","slug":"first-day-for-fire-and-police-recruit-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2019\/02\/04\/first-day-for-fire-and-police-recruit-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"First day for Fire and Police recruit classes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fort Wayne Police Department’s 64th recruit class on the left and the Fort Wayne Fire Department’s 91st recruit class on the right. FWPD Chief Steve Reed is on the far left with Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry in the middle and FWFD Chief Eric Lahey on the far right. Photo was taken February 4, 2019 at the Public Safety Academy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nNews release from the City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n

Mayor Tom Henry welcomes FWPD and FWFD recruits to first day of classes<\/strong>
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\n(February 4, 2019) – Today, Mayor Tom Henry welcomed 24 Fort Wayne Police Department recruits and 11 Fort Wayne Fire Department recruits to their first day of training at the Public Safety Academy.
\n“Public safety is a top priority and continuing to grow our outstanding police and fire personnel is imperative to ensure our residents and businesses are as safe as possible,” said Mayor Henry. “I continue to be impressed with the leadership efforts in our public safety divisions as they constantly strive to enhance their level of service.”
\nThe FWPD’s 64th recruit class is comprised of:<\/p>\n