Trainees to Become Probationary Firefighters. Courtesy photo.
CAMARILLO – Thirty-three trainees from the 60th Ventura County Regional Training Academy will graduate May 26 and join the Ventura County and City of Ventura fire departments as probationary firefighters.
Reporters and photographers are invited to cover the ceremonies and demonstrations.
· WHO: Firefighter trainees, executive staff, elected officials
· WHAT: Academy 60 Graduation
· WHERE: VCFD’s Regional Training Center, 104 Durley Ave., Camarillo, CA 93010
· WHEN: May 26, starting at 1 p.m.
· WHY: To celebrate their accomplishments and assign them to their first fire stations
Under the leadership of the Ventura County Fire Department’s training staff, the trainees completed 20 weeks of training in all disciplines of firefighting, including structural firefighting, wildland firefighting, vehicle extrication and emergency medical care.
Graduation ceremonies will begin at 1 p.m. at VCFD’s Regional Training Center, 104 Durley Ave., Camarillo, CA 93010. The ceremony will include demonstrations of the skills the graduates-to-be learned throughout their training.
As they graduate, they will receive their initial station assignments. Over the next year, they will be continually evaluated in order to demonstrate their competency before completing their probationary period.
The graduates of Academy 60 are:
Joseph Apodaca, VCFD
Omar Bahena, VCFD
Sebastian Barba, VCFD
Michael Bolton, VCFD
Jeff Braun, Ventura City Fire Department
Ricky Combs, VCFD
Avery Cook, VCFD
Alfredo Cordova, VCFD
Melissa Corney, Ventura City Fire Department
Mitchel Guske, VCFD
Eric Guzman, VCFD
Victor Hernandez, VCFD
Shane Ho, VCFD
William Jolley, VCFD
Ryan Long, VCFD
Abraham Lopez, VCFD
Miguel Martinez, VCFD
Jake McCready, VCFD
Michael Mendez, VCFD
Tyler Monday, VCFD
Mathew Mosley, VCFD
Samuel Mulholland-Wong, VCFD
Brandon Proett, VCFD
Andrew Rosales, VCFD
Evan Silk, VCFD
Tasha Sobol, VCFD
Michael Spafford, VCFD
Grady Steward, VCFD
Shane Strachan, VCFD
Cole Wachter, VCFD
Patrick Wood, VCFD
Chad Woodard, VCFD
Pedro Zepeda, VCFD