Toledo Fire Chief Luis Santiago speaks during the swearing in ceremony for the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's Fire Class 291 at One Government Center today.
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Jeffrey Koenigseker, president of Toledo Firefighters Local 92, speaks to the cadets of Fire Class 291. Behind him are Karen Marquardt, assistant chief of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, left, and Fire Chief Luis Santiago.
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Recruits in the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's Fire Class 291 take the oath of office during a ceremony at One Government Center.
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Toledo Fire and Rescue Department instructors stand during the swearing in ceremony for the department's Fire Class 291 at One Government Center.
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Members of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's Fire Class 291 wait to enter council chambers at One Government Center for their swearing in ceremony.
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Members of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's Fire Class 291 enter council chambers at One Government Center.
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Verdell Franklin, battalion chief and CFO for the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, right, administers the oath of office to the 40 recruits in the department's Fire Class 291.
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Family and friends applaud after 40 recruits in the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's Fire Class 291 took the oath of office.
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Toledo Fire Chief Luis Santiago directs the 40 recruits in the fire department's Fire Class 291 after they took the oath of office.
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Karen Marquardt, assistant chief of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, left, and Fire Chief Luis Santiago congratulate the 40 recruits in the fire department's Fire Class 291 after they took the oath of office.
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