Forty-three new recruits take the oath of office, being administered by Battalion Chief Dave Dauer as they become members of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department.
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Family and friends watch as 43 new recruits are sworn in as members of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department Monday.
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Recruits including Jake Hoffman, left, and Tanya Jarzynski, are sworn in as members of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department.
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Toledo Fire and Rescue Department Battalion Chief Dave Dauer administers the oath of office.
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Recruits will train for 22 weeks to put out fires, rescue Toledo residents, and more.
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The swearing-in ceremony was held at One Government Center Monday.
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Jen Ohms, left, niece Shelby Ohms, 5, and Shelby's mother, Angela Ohms, applaud as Jen's husband Robert Ohms, and 42 other new recruits, are sworn in.
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Raiyn Roberts, 3, left, and her sister, Riayn Roberts, 4, watch as their father, Ronald Roberts, Jr., is sworn in. The girls' grandmother, Janet Roberts, is behind them.
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CTY swearingin04p Ryan Parquette gets a hug from his mother, JoAnn Grindle, and his sister, Rylee Gridle, 12, after being sworn in as a member of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, during a ceremony at One Government Center, Monday, December 3, 2012. Jarrett Grindle, 10, his brother, is in foreground. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY
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