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Posted on: February 16, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Victoria Fire Department honors employees during ceremony

Firefighters in shirt-and-tie uniform stand in front of a backdrop

The Victoria Fire Department swore in two new employees, honored five recently promoted fire engineers and recognized an employee who completed her probationary period during a ceremony at the Victoria Community Center annex Friday. Shown from left are new Firefighter/EMT Spencer Craig; Firefighter/EMT Madelyn Bishop; Fire Engineers John Yusko, Weston Martin, Cullen Doehrman, Zachary Chapman and Andrew Sherman; and new Firefighter/Paramedic Matthew Needham.  

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