{"id":111631,"date":"2011-07-27T02:23:37","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T07:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=111631"},"modified":"2011-07-28T02:34:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T07:34:00","slug":"kilgore-fire-academy-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=111631","title":{"rendered":"Kilgore Fire Academy Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?attachment_id=111632\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111632\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2011\/07\/Kilgore-College-Fire-Academy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kilgore College Fire Academy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-111632\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nKILGORE &#8212; Nineteen students graduated Tuesday night from the Kilgore College Fire Academy No. 80. The evening marked the final class to graduate under the direction of Mike Earley, the originator of the KC Fire Academy in 1989. Earley, who has served 35 years with KC, will retire in August as Dean of Public Services \u2013 overseeing the Fire Academy, Police Academy, Workforce Development and Continuing Education divisions.<\/p>\n<p>The KC Fire Academy is accredited by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and the State Firemen and Fire Marshal&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>The following candidates, listed by hometown, are part of KC Fire Academy No. 80:<br \/>\nCampbell River, B.C. Canada: Neil Blasky<br \/>\nChandler: Brandon Walker<br \/>\nGladewater: Joseph Bernard<br \/>\nHenderson: Matthew Morris<br \/>\nLongview: Coy Adams, Lance T. Harrod and Taylor Latus<br \/>\nMineola: Jacob Ledkins and Logan Ledkins<br \/>\nMt. Enterprise: Justin A. Royer<br \/>\nMississauga Ontario, Canada: Ryan J.J. Rocha<br \/>\nOsoyoos B.C., Canada: Wyatt Thompson<br \/>\nPalestine: Michael Chance Wesson<br \/>\nRothesay New Brunswick, Canada: Jonathan Stanley<br \/>\nSalmon Arm B.C., Canada: Brenden Bradley Ramsay<br \/>\nSurrey, B.C., Canada: Jeffery Kyle Allan<br \/>\nVernon B.C., Canada: Colin Fitzgerald<br \/>\nWhitehouse: Alan D. Miller<br \/>\nWills Point: Taelor Brewer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KILGORE &#8212; Nineteen students graduated Tuesday night from the Kilgore College Fire Academy No. 80. The evening marked the final class to graduate under the direction of Mike Earley, the originator of the KC Fire Academy in 1989. 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