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8—Cleveland Daily Banner—Sunday, January 10, 2016

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CHAPLAIN WILLIAM LAMB commends the new class of BCFR firefighters for their successful comBanner photo, HOWARD PIERCE pletion of training prior to providing the closing prayer during the Bradley County Fire Department Rookie
CHIEF TROY MANEY provides some welcom- Class Graduation Ceremony. Standing behind Lamb are from left; Batalion Commander Myron Hawkins,
ing remarks during the Bradley County Fire Captain Johnny Stokes, Mayor D. Gary Davis, Judge Andrew Freiburg, Training Officer Shawn Ellis,
Department Rookie Class Graduation Ceremony. Chief Troy Maney and Batalion Commander Don Tankersley.

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BRENT SYLAR, deputy chief of Red Bank Fire
Department, was a special guest for the Bradley
Banner photo, HOWARD PIERCE County Fire Department Rookie Class Graduation
LIEUTENANT COREY DAVIS, Engineer Aaron Hicks, and Engineer Daniel Hall each provided some Ceremony. Sylar, along with Chief Troy Maney and
congratulatory comments and welcomed the six rookie graduates to the Bradley County Fire and Rescue graduate Trevor McInturff each provided a
Liturigical Call and Response during the ceremony.
family during the Bradley County Fire Department Rookie Class Graduation Ceremony.

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MYRON HAWKINS, Battalion Commander for
Bradley County Fire and Rescue, congratulates
BCFR’s newest firefighters for their completion of
training during the Bradley County Fire
Department Rookie Class Graduation Ceremony.

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JUDGE ANDREW FREIBURG congratulates each rookie indivually after providing the Firefighter Oath
during the Bradley County Fire Department Rookie Class Graduation Ceremony. Graduates include from
left; Michael Smith (behind Freiburg), Trevor McInturff, Preston Jenkins, Ryan Hager, Scott Dukes and
Ken Alderman.

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MAYOR GARY DAVIS congratulates Bradley
BCFR’S ROOKIE CLASS show their appreciation for Training Officer Shawn Ellis with a plaque during County Fire Department’s rookie class for their
the Bradley County Fire Department Rookie Class Graduation Ceremony. Representing the rookie class completion of training during their graduation ceremony Saturday morning.
during the presentation are Rookie Firefighters Scott Dukes and Ken Alderman.
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Ken Alderman, Scott, Dukes, Ryan Hager,
Preston Jenkins, Trevor McInturff and Michael
Smith all came prepared — and trained — to take
on the responsibilities of being a member of the
elite fraternity of emergency personnel.
“We want to celebrate the success of these men
who have committed to a life of service,” said BCFR
Chaplain William Lamb.
Chief Troy Maney thanked his command staff
who has supported the rookie school “above and
beyond.”
“We have put a lot of pressure on them, because
they have been short-handed and needed firefighters. Some of the guys have had to take time to
teach the school. It’s been rough on them,” Maney
said in recognizing Battalion Commanders Don
Tankersley, Myron Hawkins and Capt. Johnny
Stokes.
He also thanked the families of the graduates for
coming and “showing them your support and how
proud you are of them.”
County Mayor D. Gary Davis gave his congratulations and some admonitions about their new
position.
He noted two of the graduates were already
assisting the department as volunt VW'2