Kilgore College Fire Academy Graduation

KILGORE — Twenty-six students will graduate tonight from the Kilgore College Fire Academy No. 81. The ceremony is set for 6:30pm in the Bert E. Woodruff Adult Education Center Auditorium in Kilgore.

The KC Fire Academy is accredited by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and the State Firemen and Fire Marshal’s Association and approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The academy offers certification schools for NFPA 1001 Basic Structural Firefighter I and II certification, the Texas Volunteer certification, Fire Inspector and Fire and Arson Investigation courses. It is also a designated institution by the Canadian Province of British Columbia.

The following candidates, listed by hometown, are part of KC Fire Academy No. 81:
Abbotsford B.C., Canada: Steven Ahuja
Arp: Zachary Howard
Austin: Charles Otis January
Beckville: Nolan Robert Hodges and Carlos Dominick Taylor
Campbell River B.C., Canada: Benjamin Charlton and Mark K. Wolsey
Carthage: Rodger David Kyle
Cleburne: Wesley Ryan Muncy
Driftwood: Kathryn L. Jones
Hallsville: Blake Allen Barker
Hughes Springs: Christopher Aaron Cates and Christopher William Wallace
Kerrville: Patrick Prout
Kilgore: Clint Ruthven
Longview: Christopher Jackson
Merritt B.C., Canada: Taylor Allan Lamb
North Vancouver B.C., Canada: Eric Aime Picher
Palestine: Rhion Bradley M. Jordan
Qualicum Beach B.C., Canada: Kevin David Board
Salado: Brandon Allan Russ
Terrace B.C., Canada: Ryan John Fuzi
Vancouver B.C., Canada: Christopher Joseph Pow
Victoria B.C., Canada: Alexander Jason Gray and Justin Patrick Kelly
Wake Village: Roger David Kyle