Family and friends joined the Forsyth County Fire Department recently for a special ceremony to honor its newest recruits.The class, nicknamed the “Thirteen Machine,” recently completed a 12-week course. Each of the men will serve as a probationary firefighter, or “probie,” for about a year. “I’ve been in the fire service since 1978,” said Training Division Capt. David McWhorter.
Class joins FCFD
‘Thirteen Machine’ first graduates since 2007