Nearly 300 FDNY probationary firefighters graduate as embattled commissioner Laura Kavanagh gives likely final speech
Scores of first responders joined the FDNY ’s ranks Tuesday as its academy graduated a fresh fleet of EMTs — including some who hail from long lines of proud civil servants.
“I actually found out that I was pregnant exiting the academy,” said Wilson, who is now an instructor. “And here we are, 20 years later, he’s getting his certificate, and now he’s hitting the streets, and he’s serving the community of South Jamaica, Queens.”“I am overwhelmed with emotions right now,” she continued. “I’m so happy for him — I’m very, very proud … I expect many things from him.
“It feels amazing,” he said. “I feel like a culmination of a bunch of hard work over a lot of years is finally in fruition, and we’re here now. It’s over.
“Of course ,” the 26-year-old said of the journey he is embarking on, given his family history. “Anywhere I go, they’re like, ‘Oh you’re a Corcoran.’ So everybody knows everybody.” The Corcorans are a legacy firefighter family who just had their fourth-generation graduate from the academy. All the men are named Richard — with the newest grad is Richard Corcoran IV.“For EMS, I want to become a paramedic at some point, maybe a rescue medic. Probably spend about five years in.
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