FDNY to Hold Graduation Ceremony for FDNY Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety

June 26, 2025

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) will hold a graduation ceremony for 87 students from Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety on Friday, June 27 at 10 a.m. at the FDNY Training Academy on Randall's Island. The ceremony can be viewed live on the Department's website at www.nyc.gov/FDNY or HERE.

The graduating students have successfully completed a rigorous academic program that emphasizes leadership and strength as core values along with the academic and physical skills necessary for emergency responders. 14 of this year's graduates will begin the FDNY Youth EMS Academy on Monday, June 30th.

The FDNY High School, located at 400 Pennsylvania Avenue in Brooklyn, aims to attract its students to future careers with the FDNY, as Firefighters, Paramedics, or Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). To date, 108 FDNY Captain Vernon A. Richard High School graduates have been hired by the Department and currently serve as EMTs, Paramedics, and Firefighters.

WHO: FDNY First Deputy Commissioner Mark Guerra, FDNY Officials, graduates from the FDNY High School

WHERE: FDNY Fire Training Academy, Randall's Island, New York, NY 10035 

WHEN: Friday, June 27 – 10:00 a.m.

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