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Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire celebrates 31 new firefighters

By Patrick Damp

December 3, 2022 / 12:04 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire welcomes new graduates

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – New firefighters are joining the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire.

Thirty men and one woman graduated as part of the 132nd class of the bureau of fire after 32 weeks of training.

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Chief Darryl Jones said more firefighters will help bring down response times.

"It's always an exciting day when we have a graduation, extending the family is a good thing," he said.

The new firefighters will be on duty starting on Monday and will be stationed throughout the city.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.