Nineteen firefighter recruits graduated from the Maui Fire Department’s 38th Recruit Class on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
The 23 week Recruit Training Program was designed to educate, train and evaluate fire recruits on the many skills and disciplines necessary to serve the public as a firefighter.
All 19 newly sworn in firefighters will be joining the MFD ranks and will be assigned to Maui County fire stations on Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. Recruits received their badges and took their oath during the ceremony with each recruit selecting a special family member to carry out the traditional “Pinning of the Badge.” Maui Fire Chief Bradford Ventura delivered the time honored Firefighter’s Oath of Office. Graduating recruits were presented with various awards, recognizing those who finished at the top of their class.