BFRS Recruit Graduation and Promotion Ceremony

Birmingham Fire & Rescue

Birmingham Fire & Rescue held their Recruit Graduation and Promotion Ceremony at the Botanical Gardens Friday. The event was well attended with standing room only.

Congratulations to all the newly promoted and graduated firefighters with Birmingham Fire & Rescue!

Field Training Officers

Captain Gregory Cunningham
Captain Joseph R. Mixon
Captain John Turner (Fairfield)
Lieutenant Jasper Juliano
Lieutenant Donavan Bailey
Lieutenant Gabriel Crosswy
Lieutenant Darryl Cunningham (Fairfield)
Lieutenant Matthew LaMonte
Lieutenant Paul LaMonte
Lieutenant William Monroe
Lieutenant Terry Smith

Promotions
To Assistant Chief

Christopher A. Brooks
Brian W. Gargus

To Battalion Chief

Beverly T. McGinnis


To Captain

Roosevelt E. Coar
Christopher J. Thomas


To Lieutenant

Jody Alfano
Donovan Bailey
Peter L. Bennett
Coy K. Colvin, Jr.
Roderick I. Creer
Roman C. Crosswy
Charles E. Everhart
Ronald G. Jennings
William E. Monroe
Roderick D. Moore
John W. Pennington
John A. Richard
Samuel J. Russell
James D. Sims
Harold R. Watson
Charles W. Wright
Roger D. Wyatt


To Apparatus Operator

Jason T. Bryant
Robert J. Buchanan
Lucious Colley, Jr.
Tyrone C. Johnson
Herman C. Key
Markus R. McCay
Alan L. Ogletree
Carlos C. Parker
Summer D. Poe
Jeremy B. Reynolds
Michael J. Riggs


To Accounting Assistant II

Lashun G. Hurley


Graduates
To Firefighter

Lee O. Anderson
Andrew P. Best
Thomas L. Burch III
Derek S. Camp
Joseph S. Cantrell
Nathaniel Coleman
Christin K. Cox
Alexis A. Frazier
John C. Kelly
Marvin J. Kimbrough
Corey T. Knight
Anthony J. Mason
Ivan E. Maxfield
Robert T. Nelson
Andrew R. Parker
Jancee L. Peterson
Brent G. Rhodes
Isaac F. Robinson
Joseph L. Robinson
Jerry W. Sheppard, Jr.
Pillip T. Underwood
John G. Watkins

(Fairfield Fire Department's graduates will be featured next in their own post)


Birmingham Honor Guard prepares...




The audience views a presentation from rookie school...




Lt. Fornest opens with the Invocation...




Presentation of the Colors...







Firefighter Bernard Buggs sings the National Anthem...







Fairfield and Birmingham Fire Chiefs...




Fairfield presents Birmingham Chief Brooks with a plaque of appreciation...




Representative from the Mayor's Office spoke...




Chief of Training, Battalion Chief Willis, recognized the Training Officers...




Captain Cunningham and Captain Mixon...




Promotions...




























Fairfield and Birmingham Chiefs...




Captain Cunningham and Captain Mixon...




Graduates...
















Birmingham's newest firefighters pin their badges...




Graduating Class of Firefighters...




Field Training Officer, Lt. Crosswy, with his group...