{"id":2374,"date":"2015-09-11T11:51:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T11:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocfl.flywheelsites.com\/2015\/09\/orange-county-fire-and-rescue-promotes-largest-officer-class-in-history\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:12:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:12:23","slug":"orange-county-fire-and-rescue-promotes-largest-officer-class-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2015\/09\/orange-county-fire-and-rescue-promotes-largest-officer-class-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Fire and Rescue Promotes Largest Officer Class in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orange County Fire Rescue made history by graduating its largest promotional class ever, including 40 new lieutenants in August. With a total of 63 promotions, the young department \u2014 which was formed in 1981 \u2014 continues to grow and offer career advancement opportunity to deserving firefighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis promotional class is special not only for the history-making number of promotions, but also for the diversity in our officer classes,\u201d said Fire Chief Otto Drozd III. \u201cIt demonstrates our commitment to ensuring our leadership team represents the department\u2019s most qualified individuals and is reflective of the community we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony included the promotion of the department\u2019s now highest-ranking African-American assistant chief as well as its sixth active female battalion chief. Women now comprise 28 percent of the department\u2019s battalion chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to offer our best and brightest these opportunities and begin to craft a new generation of leaders for Orange County Fire Rescue,\u201d said Chief Drozd.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 500 attendees participated in the event, which was held at Full Sail University.<\/p>\n<p>Orange County Fire Rescue is the largest fire and rescue department in Central Florida. It serves more than 924,000 citizens and visitors and responds to nearly 100,000 calls for service annually.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the Orange County Fire and Rescue Department is to provide fire suppression, emergency medical and community risk reduction services to ensure our community can enjoy a high quality life and property protection delivered with compassion and integrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orange County Fire Rescue made history by graduating its largest promotional class ever, including 40 new lieutenants in August. 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