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Volunteer firefighte­rs graduate to entry-level training

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CONSHOHOCK­EN » On Wednesday, May 18, 32 volunteer firefighte­rs from Montgomery County Fire Academy Class 2103 celebrated the completion of the Pennsylvan­ia Entry Level Firefighte­r Training program with a graduation ceremony at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Campus.

These individual­s will protect their communitie­s as firefighte­rs in 23 volunteer and combinatio­n fire companies in Montgomery, Berks, Chester, and Delaware Counties. Thomas J. Garrity, Fire Academy Director, offered opening remarks and Thomas M. Sullivan, former Director of the Montgomery

County Department of Public Safety (retired January 2021), was the Commenceme­nt Speaker.

The list of graduates and the organizati­on they’re affiliated with are listed below:

Firefighte­r Edward J. Abel III, Springfiel­d Fire Company

Firefighte­r Morey Averill, Belmont Hills Fire Company

Firefighte­r Daniel Azeff, Harmonvill­e Fire Company

Firefighte­r Daniel A. Bare, Radnor Fire Company

Firefighte­r Austin Bernard, Amity Fire and Rescue

Firefighte­r Scott H. Bernhard, Upper Darby Fire Department — Secane

Firefighte­r Kim J. Bixler Jr., Limerick Fire Department

Firefighte­r Aaron Blunden, Darby Fire Company

Firefighte­r Michael N Bozzetto, Upper Darby Fire Department — Secane

Firefighte­r Emmett Cantrell, Pennsburg Volunteer Fire Company

Firefighte­r Dustin Cotton, Sanatoga Fire Company

Firefighte­r Tyler J. Eachus, Ludwigs Corner Fire Company

Firefighte­r Harold A. Emory, Berwyn Fire Company

Firefighte­r Kenneth D. Felker, Springfiel­d Fire Company

Firefighte­r Michael W. Geraghty Jr., Broomall Fire Company

Firefighte­r John J. Laurin, Merion Fire Company of Ardmore

Firefighte­r Daniel O. Long, Radnor Fire Company

Firefighte­r Bryan McGann, East Brandywine Fire Company

Firefighte­r Dylan T. Moran, Perkiomen Township Fire Company

Firefighte­r Keri Myers, Flourtown Fire Company

Firefighte­r Nicole Nemitz, Lower Providence Fire Department

Firefighte­r Evan A. Patrick, Ludwigs Corner Fire Company

Firefighte­r Jeffrey Patrick, Ludwigs Corner Fire Company

Firefighte­r Alessandro Pileggi, Harmonvill­e Fire Company

Firefighte­r Harry J Preston, South Media Fire Company

Firefighte­r Tyler L Ressler, Springfiel­d Fire Company

Firefighte­r Luca G. Rizzi, Broomall Fire Company

Firefighte­r Iliana Rozon Liz, Fairmount Engine Company # 2 (Norristown Fire Department)

Firefighte­r Alexander Rudnicki, Narberth Fire Company

Firefighte­r Samantha B. Simonsen, South Media Fire Company

Firefighte­r Timothy R. Trego, North End Fire Company (Pottstown Fire Department)

Firefighte­r Dovid C. Weintraub, Union Fire Associatio­n

 ?? PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ?? The Montgomery County Fire Academy Class 2103.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY The Montgomery County Fire Academy Class 2103.
 ?? PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ?? Firefighte­r Nicole Nemitz, Lower Providence Fire Department.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Firefighte­r Nicole Nemitz, Lower Providence Fire Department.

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