KILGORE — Twenty-two students will graduate from the Kilgore College Fire Academy No. 78. The ceremony is set for 6:30 tonight in the Bert E. Woodruff Adult Education Center Auditorium in Kilgore. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The following candidates, listed by hometown, are part of KC Fire Academy No. 78:<\/p>\n
Abbotsford, B.C.: Levi deJong
\nAnaheim, Calif.: Jason Berglund
\nArp: Stephen Sarica
\nConroe: Alan G. Johnson
\nDallas: Mike Angell and Ian Evans
\nForney: Randall Morris
\nGilmer: Jared Bryant and Brunson Lee
\nJacksonville: Zac Vining
\nKilgore: Charles Maxwell
\nLongview: Roman Quinn
\nOverton: Havon J. Russell
\nRusk: Thomas Adams
\nSummerland, B.C.: Philip Marischuk
\nSunshine Coast, B.C.: Michael Ondzik
\nSurrey, B.C.: Russell Dupas
\nTyler: Jesse Hall, Jordan Hicks and Michael Stroud
\nVancouver, B.C.: Matthew Ward
\nWhitehouse: Jeremy Spencer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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