Prince William fire and rescue: “On Wednesday, September 13th, at 10:00 a.m., the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue will hold its graduation ceremony for Recruit Class 2023-1 at the Grace Life Community Church, 9560 Linton Hall Road, in Bristow.”
“Battalion Chief Scott Arft will preside over the ceremony. Class 2023-1 consists of Fire and Rescue Technicians who successfully completed 32 weeks of academic and physical training at the Departmentâs Public Safety Training Center in Nokesville.”
“Each student performed in excess of 1500 hours of training. The training consisted of an initial week of Orientation/Study Skills. During the entirety of recruit school, our recruits focus on their Health, Nutrition, and Functional Fitness. Additionally, there are 11 weeks of Emergency Medical Training, 13 weeks of Fire Training, and 8 weeks of Specialized Training.”
The Department will announce the following graduates:
- Christina Andrews
- Bryce Guerra
- Isaac Musser
- Connor Armstrong
- Alex Huggins
- Yaw Sebastian Opon
- Stuart Beckett
- Matthew Kemery
- Nathaniel Platz
- Miguel Bentivegna
- David Kenny
- Samuel Ruwe
- Jacob Brewer
- Erik Kline
- Nathanial Scanlon
- Tianna Brown
- Lukas Lofgren
- Gabriel Scott
- Kelvin Carias
- Jorge Martinez
- Shiloh Smith
- Michael Casey
- Turner McGarvey
- Gavin Stallard
- Nathan Castillo
- Alan Means
- JaâKyra Sweetenburg
- Chauncee-Ali Gilliam
- Hunter Miller
- Cody Whetzel
- William Greenfield
- Christopher Moeller
- Ben Young
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