Photos: Graduation day for Toronto Fire Services recruits
Forty Toronto Fire Services recruits received their certificates, hats and badges during a graduation ceremony at the Toronto Fire Academy
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and Toronto Fire Chief Jim Sales chat informally near the 40 firefighter recruits shortly before their graduation ceremony at the Toronto Fire Academy in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Caps and badges wait to be handed out at the graduation ceremony for 40 Toronto Fire Services recruits at the Toronto Fire Academy in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford plays with six-month old Liam Easby. Liam is held by his father, Toronto firefighter Ryan Easby at the graduation ceremony for 40 Toronto Fire Services recruits at the Toronto Fire Academy on Feb. 1, 2013. Mr. Easby is the son and grandson of firefighters, and his brother was joining him and another twin brother in the service today.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford "respectfully" declined to answer media questions about other matters saying that he was at the Toronto Fire Academy for the graduation ceremony for 40 Toronto Fire Services recruits Feb. 1, 2013. In the foreground are 6-month old Liam Easby and his father, firefighter Ryan Easby.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and Toronto Fire Chief Jim Sales, right, enter the graduation ceremony for 40 Toronto Fire Services recruits at the Toronto Fire Academy in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2013. At left is 89-year old retired firefighter, William Stanfield.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and Toronto Fire Chief Jim Sales informally speak to the group of 40 firefighter recruits shortly before their graduation ceremony at the Toronto Fire Academy in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Forty Toronto Fire Services recruits stand to attention as the colours are marched off the floor during their graduation ceremony at the Toronto Fire Academy in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Graduating recruit Dylan Easby, right, salutes Police Chief Jim Sales during the graduation ceremony for 40 Toronto Fire Services recruits at the Toronto Fire Academy in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2013. Mr. Easby joins his two brothers, his father and his grandfather as a firefighter. Mayor Rob Ford, middle, presented each recruit with a certificate.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Forty Toronto Fire Services recruits sit after receiving their certificates, hats, and badges during their graduation ceremony at the Toronto Fire Academy in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Families and friends line up to take photos of their loved ones at the graduation ceremony for 40 Toronto Fire Services recruits at the Toronto Fire Academy in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
The graduation ceremony for 40 Toronto Fire Services recruits at the Toronto Fire Academy on Feb. 1, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Two-year old Corbin Easby, watches from the arms of his father, Toronto firefighter Ryan Easby, as the colours are marched into the hall at the beginning of the graduation ceremony for 40 Toronto Fire Services recruits on Feb. 1, 2013. Mr. Easby and his twin are third generation firefighters, and a younger brother, Dylan, was joining in the family tradition this day.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail