FDNY: Graduating Class Most Diverse Ever

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The New York City Fire Department held a graduation ceremony Thursday with its latest class of probationary recruits, but this is no ordinary group of firefighters, as a court battle led to the most diverse class the city has ever seen. NY1's Zack Fink filed the following report.

During the next few days, 242 probationary firefighters, or "Probies," will begin reporting to their assigned fire stations located throughout the city.

This class is unique. Not only are some of the recruits a little older than the average member of a new class, but the class as a whole is 62 percent minority, the most ethnically diverse ever.

"The members of this graduating class come from a wide range of backgrounds, and together, you bring a wealth of different experiences to the job," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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