Franklin, TN – The Franklin Fire Department hosted a graduation and badge pinning ceremony this afternoon for firefighter recruits who successfully completed its Firefighter Training Academy.

The event, which took place at the Eastern Flank Event Facility, was a culmination of 19 weeks of training for recruits from both the Franklin Fire Department and Brentwood Fire & Rescue. 

The new firefighters are Yasir Alsaadiy and Tyler Pratt from the Franklin Fire Department, and Erik Armes, Ryan Helgren, Chris Revell, and Jesse Wilson from Brentwood Fire & Rescue.  In keeping with tradition, their new firefighters’ badges were pinned on their uniforms by family members.

Franklin Firefighter Aaron Blalock was also pinned at the ceremony. Blalock was an August lateral hire who is already certified. 

The Franklin Fire Department’s 2021 in-house training staff, which routinely trains firefighters from other Middle Tennessee departments, included Battalion Chiefs Ben Marler and Michael Pardue, Captains David Kolak and Greg Wild, and Lieutenant Jeremy Martin.  Their efforts were heavily supported by other fire department personnel who served as instructors throughout the academy.

Front row Franklin Fire Department: Lt. Jeremy Martin, Firefighters Tyler Pratt, Aaron Blalock, and Yasir Alsaadiy, and Fire Chief Glenn Johnson.

Back row Brentwood Fire & Rescue: Fire Chief Brian Goss, Firefighters Erik Armes, Jesse Wilson, Ryan Helgren, and Chris Revell.

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