Twenty young men and women took the first step toward becoming members of the Boston Fire Department during a pinning ceremony held last Thursday (Jan. 21) at the new Engine 17/Ladder 7 station on Dorchester’s Meeting House Hill.
Mayor Michelle Wu presided over the ceremony, which included fire department and union officials who had gathered with the “Charlie Class” cadets and their families. The group is the third cohort in a cadet program launched under Wu in 2023 with the goal of recruiting more young people from Boston’s neighborhoods to join the fire service.
“To the 20 cadets we are here to celebrate, 20 who were chosen from more than 200, you represent the best of Brighton, Charlestown, Hyde Park, South Boston, Roslindale, Roxbury, and West Roxbury,” the mayor said. “You remind us in this moment what it truly means to serve.”
The class also includes Dorchester natives Zachary Maffeo, Caitlyn Nguyen, Maeve Olsen, Daniel Sheil, Savion Silva-Clark, and Dermot Weir. (Pictured above by Cassidy McNeeley)…