Graduation at the Kilgore College Fire Academy

KILGORE — Twenty-four students graduated from the Kilgore College Fire Academy No. 79 Tuesday night. The ceremony was held in the Bert E. Woodruff Adult Education Center Auditorium. The 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. 79:
Bullard: Chance Massey
Delta, B..C., Canada: Dave Yee
Gibsons, B.C., Canada: Daniel Martin
Kelowna, B.C., Canada: Mike Hottman, Logan Houde, Jeff Lahn and Kyle Warkentin
Merville, B.C., Canada: Jesse Ross
Miller Grove: Blake McGowan
Mount Pleasant: Cole Latham
Nanaimo, B.C., Canada: Kyle Gerke
North Vancouver, B.C., Canada: Mark Hallaway
Ore City: Dillon Campbell
Shawnigan Lake, B.C., Canada: Brandon Peltier
St. Albert AB, Canada: Patrick Edgson
Terrace, B.C., Canada: James Morrow
Tyler: Derick Puckett
Vancouver, B.C., Canada: David Chiu
Vernon, B.C., Canada: Fred Lavoie
Victoria, B.C., Canada: Blake Atherton, Brock Atherton, Jonathan Dodd, Andrew Melling
Whitehouse: Ross M. Melton