During the ceremony, recruits received their badges and took their oath of office. In a traditional “Pinning of the Badge,” each graduate selected a family member to perform the honors. The event was ...

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- The torch has officially been passed onto a Trenton firefighter who is now wearing her father's badge. For newly minted Trenton Firefighter Natasha Rivera taking the oath of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Wearing a fire department's badge No. 1 is a prestigious firefighter tradition. The badge is awarded to a department's private with the longest tenure and as of Wednesday morning, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Exactly one year ago Friday, veteran Chicago Firefighter Jan Tchoryk made the ultimate sacrifice. On Friday, the badge worn by the lieutenant for more than two decades was officially ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It was an incredibly somber and emotional morning inside the Chicago Fire Academy as scores of people gathered to remember the life of fallen fireman Lieutenant Kevin Ward, a man ...

A Gardner family's legacy of service was recently recognized at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow. Among the 33 firefighters to graduate from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --One year after Chicago firefighter Drew Price died in the line of duty, the Chicago Fire Department honored him by adding his badge to the memorial wall at the Quinn Fire Academy. "As ...

Four current and retired St. Paul firefighters pinned badges Thursday on their sons who are newly-minted firefighters — and Frank Todd did the honors twice. Both his sons joined him in the ranks of ...

Luke Yarbrough celebrates with his three-week-old daughter, Ezra, after his wife, Makayla, pinned his firefighter badge on his uniform during the graduation ceremony Friday, Oct. 25, 2025, for the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Fire Department honored fallen firefighter Jermaine Pelt during a special ceremony Thursday morning. His badge was added to the memorial wall at Quinn Academy. The 49-year ...