(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Friday, April 27, at 10 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will celebrate the graduation of DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services’ (FEMS) Recruit Class 382. After six months of multifaceted training, fifteen graduates of Recruit Class 382 will join the FEMS department as dual-role firefighters and paramedics.

The latest recruit class is part of Mayor Bowser’s ongoing commitment to improve the FEMS department and ensure a safer, stronger DC. Under the Bowser Administration, more than 400 men and women have joined the department, 300 of whom are in operations as either firefighters/ EMTs or firefighters/ paramedics.

WHO:

Mayor Muriel Bowser
Gregory Dean, Chief, DC FEMS
Juan Carter, Acting Deputy Fire Chief and Training Director, DC FEMS

WHEN:

Friday, April 27, at 10 am

WHERE:

Gallaudet University, Elstad Auditorium
800 Florida Avenue, NE
*Closest Metro: NoMa – Gallaudet Metro Station*

Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected]. To view the event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live or tune in on Channel 16 (DCN).