Twenty-nine cadets graduated from Allan Hancock College’s Fire Academy in Lompoc on May 16 *** El 16 de mayo, 29 cadetes se graduaron de la Academia de Bomberos de Hancock en Lompoc. Courtesy photo.
SANTA MARIA — Allan Hancock College celebrated a new crop of first responders on May 16 as a combined 64 cadets graduated from the college’s fire and emergency medical services (EMS) academies.
The graduates were honored during two ceremonies at the college’s Public Safety Training Complex (PSTC) in Lompoc.
“These cadets represent the next generation of first responders,” said Hancock Superintendent/President Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D. “They are highly trained and prepared to serve their communities.”
A total of 29 cadets graduated from the fire academy, marking the end of a rigorous 18-week?program?consisting of 624 hours of classroom and field instruction. The ceremony was also an acknowledgment that the cadets had not only completed that training but met and exceeded the state and national certification training standards for?Firefighter I Certification.
“The skills and lessons we learned are what is going to bring us home to the people we love,” said academy class president Bailey Higgins.
Before the ceremony, the cadets gave a live demonstration of the skills they learned at the?academy, which included?running?fire?hoses, dousing burning cars and extricating “victims” from vehicle wrecks outside the PSTC’s burn tower.
A total of 35 cadets graduated from the college’s EMS program. During their time at the academy, the cadets learned critical skills such as patient handling and moving, emergency vehicle driving, and more. Much of the training was hands-on and utilized the state-of-the-art equipment and technology available at the PSTC. In addition to traditional classroom learning environments, the cadets also trained in one of the only community college?EMS?simulation labs in the state.
Hancock’s high-tech lab includes simulation mannequins and an ambulance simulator that allows students to experience and practice the treatment of a patient while in a moving vehicle.
“We all put in the work necessary to get here today,” said academy valedictorian Brian Martinez Perez. “I am proud of everyone. Together we persevered and made this journey a lifelong memory.”
The ceremonies kicked off a series of graduations from Hancock’s public safety programs. The college will hold ceremonies for its Law Enforcement Academy on June 5, and its CORE Custody Academy on May 23. Hancock will also celebrate the very first graduating class from its new Paramedic Academy on June 5.
To learn more about Hancock’s public safety programs, visit https://www.hancockcollege.edu/pstc
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Thirty-five cadets graduated from Allan Hancock College’s EMS Academy in Lompoc on May 16. *** El 16 de mayo, 35 cadetes se graduaron de la Academia de Servicios. Courtesy photo.
GRADUACIO?N DE CADETES EN HANCOCK DE SERVICIOS ME?DICOS Y BOMBEROS
SANTA MARIA – – Allan Hancock College celebro? una nueva generacio?n de rescatistas el 16 de mayo, con 64 cadetes gradua?ndose de las academias de bomberos y servicios me?dicos de emergencia (EMS).
Los graduados fueron honrados durante dos ceremonias en el Complejo de Entrenamiento de Seguridad Pu?blica (Public Safety Training Complex) en Lompoc.
“Estos cadetes representan la pro?xima generacio?n de rescatistas,” dijo Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D., superintendente/presidente de Hancock. “Esta?n altamente capacitados y preparados para servir a sus comunidades.”
Un total de 29 cadetes se graduaron de la academia de bomberos despue?s de un programa intenso de 18 semanas con 624 horas de clases y pra?cticas. La ceremonia tambie?n fue un reconocimiento que los cadetes completaron y superaron los esta?ndares de certificacio?n de Bombero Nivel 1. (Firefighter I Certification)
“Lo que hemos aprendido y las habilidades que desarrollamos nos permitira?n volver con nuestros seres queridos,” expreso Bailey Higgins, presidenta de la clase de la academia.
Antes que comenzara la ceremonia, los cadetes presentaron sus habilidades adquiridas en la academia con una demonstracio?n en vivo que incluyo? manejar mangueras contra incendios, apagar autos en llamas y rescatar a ‘victimas’ de accidentes automovili?sticos afuera de la torre de quema del Complejo de Entrenamiento de Seguridad Pu?blica.
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Un total de 35 cadetes se graduaron de la Academia de Servicios Me?dicos de Emergencia (EMS). Durante su tiempo en la academia, los cadetes aprendieron habilidades cri?ticas como manejo y traslado de pacientes, conduccio?n de vehi?culos de emergencia y ma?s. Gran parte de la capacitacio?n consistio? en pra?ctica y se utilizo? lo u?ltimo en tecnologi?a y equipo disponible en el Complejo de Entrenamiento de Seguridad Pu?blica. Adema?s, los cadetes tuvieron la oportunidad de entrenar en uno de |
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los pocos laboratorios de simulacio?n de servicios me?dicos de emergencia (EMS) que existe en California. |
El laboratorio avanzado de Hancock tiene maniqui?es para simulacros y un simulador de ambulancia donde los estudiantes practican el tratamiento de pacientes mientras el vehi?culo esta? en movimiento.
“Todos pusimos el esfuerzo necesario para llegar hasta aqui? hoy,” dijo Brian Marti?nez Pe?rez, el mejor graduado de la academia. “Estoy muy orgullos de todos. Juntos persistimos y convertimos esta gran trayectoria en un recuerdo para toda la vida.”
Ambas ceremonias iniciaron una serie de graduaciones de los programas de seguridad pu?blica de Hancock. El colegio realizara? ceremonias para su Academia de Polici?a el 5 de junio y para su Academia de Custodia CORE el 23 de mayo. Adema?s, Hancock tambie?n celebrara? la primera clase graduada de su nueva Academia de Parame?dicos el 5 de junio.
Para ma?s informacio?n sobre los programas de seguridad pu?blica de Hancock, visite: https://www.hancockcollege.edu/pstc