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Bruce Springsteen's Son Becomes Jersey City Firefighter (PHOTOS)

The youngest child of the famous rocker was one of 15 sworn in at a City Hall ceremony Tuesday morning, with both parents in the front row.

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Bruce Springsteen hugs his son Sam Springsteen after he is sworn in as a Jersey City Firefighter at City Hall in Jersey City on Jan. 14, 2020. (Jennifer Brown/Jersey City Mayor’s Office via AP)
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Sam Springsteen has his badge straightened by his mom, guitarist Patti Scialfa. (City of Jersey City)
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Bruce Springsteen, center, and Patti Scialfa, right, applaud as their son Sam Springsteen is sworn in as a Jersey City firefighter Tuesday. (Jennifer Brown/Jersey City Mayor’s Office via AP)
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Sam Springsteen was among 15 new Jersey City firefighters sworn in on Tuesday. He's pictured with his rocker parents, Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen. (City of Jersey City)
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Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop. (City of Jersey City)

JERSEY CITY, NJ — He was born to run...toward an emergency if needed. Sam Springsteen, 26, the younger son of rockers Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, was sworn in Tuesday morning as a Jersey City firefighter. Both parents sat in the front row at the ceremony at Jersey City Hall.

Sam Springsteen had previously served as a volunteer firefighter in Colts Neck after graduating from the Monmouth County Fire Academy in 2014. His father grew up in Freehold Borough and now lives on a horse farm in Colts Neck.

Springsteen was one of 15 new firefighters sworn in Tuesday, after receiving five months of training at a fire academy in Morristown. "It wasn't easy," he told reporters afterward, according to Daily Voice.

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Springsteen received resounding applause as he went up, in uniform and white gloves, to receive his pins from the chief.

Mayor Steven Fulop Tweeted afterward, "The Boss @springsteen + Patti visited us in #JerseyCity City Hall today. They’re such nice ppl. We got to spend some time in my office talking about music but more than that they’re proud parents of a new JC Firefighter. Congrats to all the new FF joining the best FD anywhere."

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One Twitter user noted, in response, "This is the most Jersey tweet I have ever seen."

Sam also has an older brother and sister, Evan and Jessica.

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