PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — On Friday, July 5, the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue held a graduation ceremony for Recruit Class 2019-1.
Battalion Chief Chris Granger presided over the ceremony.
Class 2019-1 consisted of Fire and Rescue Technicians who successfully completed 26 weeks of rigorous academic and physical training at the Department’s Public Safety Training Center in Nokesville, Virginia.
Each student performed in excess of 1,248 hours of training.
The training included one week of Orientation, Study Skills, Health, Nutrition, and Fitness, nine weeks of Emergency Medical Training, 12 weeks of Fire Training, and four weeks of Specialized Training.
The Department was to announce the following graduates:
- Richard M. Blank
- Ryan R. Gibson
- Tyler A. Marnell
- Theodore A. Scheatzle
- Dominic N. Carlino
- Benjamin J. Herd
- Stephen G. Mickle
- Taylor A. Smith
- James E. Close
- Kelly A. Krebs
- Christopher W. Paul
- Joseph H. Tate
- Casey M. Coulter
- Grace E. Lehman
- Alexander R. Pion
- Gary W. Woods II
- Renae L. Dillon
- Ivanovich P. Lesefka
- Charles R. Pistole
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