State Fire Marshal's Office
State Fire Marshal Charles M. Duffy
Captain Monica Alexander
Government and Media Relations
(360) 596-4010 – office
(360) 596-4015 – fax
http://www.wsp.wa.gov
*** For Immediate Release***
Date:
November 8, 2016
Contact:
Deputy State Fire Marshal Lysandra Davis
Phone:
(360) 596-3929
E-mail: Lynsandra.Davis@wsp.wa.gov
Twitter:
@wafiremarshal
Nineteen Firefighters Graduate from Fire Training Academy
State Fire Marshal Charles M. Duffy announced that 19 firefighters have graduated from the Washington State Fire Training Academy in North Bend, Washington. Graduation was held on Sunday, November 6th, 2016, in Snoqualmie, Washington.
On August 13, 2016, the 19 firefighter recruits listed below began an 11-week Recruit Academy that meets National Fire Protection Association 1001 and 472 Standards for Firefighter Professional Qualifications at the Firefighter I, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations Levels. Graduating firefighters have learned basic fire service principles through classroom instruction and rigorous hands-on live fire training.
The following fire departments and districts are represented in this Recruit Academy class:
| Bainbridge Island Fire Department | (3) | Washington State Fire Training Academy | (2) |
| Benjamin C. McCarty | Ty R. Cresap | ||
| David J. Stark | Dave Konsted | ||
| Karissa M. Wood | Woodinville Fire & Rescue | (2) | |
| Camano Island Fire & Rescue | (1) | Benjamin M. Harris | |
| Spenser E. Mezzone | Austin T. Rich | ||
| East Jefferson Fire & Rescue | (1) | Yakima County Fire District #4 | (1) |
| Devon M. Buckham | Steven D. Feeney | ||
| Grant County Fire District #5 | (1) | Company Officers | (2) |
| Tyler F. Simmons | Eastside Fire & Rescue -- Firefighter | ||
| Gallatin Gateway, MT Fire Department | (1) | Heather K. Reed | |
| Joshua D. Burgess | Woodinville Fire & Rescue -- Firefighter | ||
| King County International Airport | (1) | Andrew M. De Boer | |
| Keith D. Bennett | |||
| King County Fire District #20 | (6) | ||
| Christopher J. Almgren | |||
| Erik J. Brzozowski | |||
| Rodrigo Garcia-Cruz | |||
| Mathew C. Lee | |||
| Jordan H. Neff | |||
| Ernie Tao | |||
For more information on the Fire Training Academy, please contact the Academy at (425) 453-3000.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is a Bureau of the Washington State Patrol, providing fire and life safety services to the citizens
of Washington State including inspections of state licensed facilities, plan review of school construction projects, licensing of fire
sprinkler contractors and pyrotechnic operators, training Washington States firefighters, and collecting emergency response data.
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