Dearborn Showcases Hiring or Firefighters as Example of Commitment to Local Candidates
The city looks to encourage the success of the police and fire internship programs through such hires.
Three Dearborn residents were sworn in recently as firefighters with the Dearborn Fire Deparment. The city celebrated the hirings as an example of the success of the city's Cadet Program, and as a contrast recent allegations that the city is discriminatory toward hiring residents for police, fire and city positions–a claim being explored by the Congress of Arab American Organizations. Probationary Firefighter and lifelong Dearborn resident Matthew Bajjey, 25, is the third generation of Bajjeys to join the department. A Fordson High School graduate, he became part of the Dearborn Fire Department Cadet Program. He attended Schoolcraft College Fire Academy and the Michigan Academy of Emergency Services. He earned certificates or licenses in …
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Bryan Cragg
2:12 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Great article Jessica! Godspeed to these young men as they begin their journey to protect and serve Dearborn's residents. more ›