Austin Fire welcomes newest group of cadets during graduation ceremony

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department welcomed new cadets Friday morning with a ceremony in northwest Austin.The graduates for Cadet Class No. 136 included those with fathers and grandfathers who served with the department.“I will be the fourth generation in the Dandridge line with the Austin Fire Department,” said Colten Dandridge, a new graduate and member of AFD. AFD labor contract negotiations end without reached agreementDandridge said his family has had 82 consecutiv