36 OXNARD COLLEGE REGIONAL FIREFIGHTER ACADEMY STUDENTS GRADUATE AUG. 17
Thirty-six aspiring firefighters of “Class 15” graduated from the Oxnard College Regional Fire Academy on Saturday, August 17, at the Regional Training Center at the Camarillo Airport.
Prior to the ceremony, the cadets participated in firefighter demonstrations — rappeling down a brick tower, extricating a mannequin from a wrecked auto and dousing a fire.
Fire Technology Instructors Patrick Easley and Gary W. Morgan thanked the families of the cadets for their continuous support during the intense summer session.
“The public’s trust rate in you (firefighters) is 99 percent,” said Ventura County Fire Protection District Chief Bob Roper, quoting a survey in USA Today. That percentage increased after the terrorist attacks of September 11.
The “Class 15” graduates are:
Christopher Acosta, Patrick Battaglia, Ben Behbahani, John Bock, Marshall Brumana, Diane Buckley, Timothy Cazzell, Andrew Cipollini, Robert Drescher, Mark Edinger, Joe Escobar, Donny Finch, Roy Girton, Robert Gorman, Nicholas Granillo, Ryo Hanada, Brandon Hill, Matthew Hill, Craig Hundley, Shea Johnson, Kyle Lau, Adam Mandelbaum, Kyle Menzies, Ryan Moore, Daniel Nausha, Stephen Paolella, Scott Pike, Brian Prouse, Kirk Rittenhouse, Justin Schrey, Joseph Shorum, Patrick Smith, Richard Sommer, Jeannine Starr, William Welser and John Zimpelman. |
