Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. welcomes twelve new firefighters to the Hammond Fire Department today during a swearing in ceremony at the Hammond Sportsplex. Mayor McDermott and Fire Chief Jeffrey Smith recited the “Oath of Office” and issued the recruits their fire department badges
Eight of the twelve firefighters have previous experience coming from various Fire Departments in Whiting, East Chicago, Hobart, Schererville and Memphis Tennessee. They range in age from 25 to 31 years of age.
In order to become a Hammond firefighter, the candidates go through a rigorous training and testing process from agility, psychological, physical, background and voice analysis just to name a few. All Hammond firefighters must have Emergency Medical Training.