May 28, 2020
Commander Chad Cross announced the start of Class 2020-02 Firefighter Recruit Academy at the Washington State Fire Training Academy, North Bend, Washington.
On May 7, 2020, fifteen firefighter recruits started a 12-weekday Recruit Academy that meets National Fire Protection Association 1001 Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications at the Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations Levels. The recruits will learn fire service principles through classroom instruction and rigorous hands-on live fire training.
The following fire departments and districts are represented in Recruit Academy 20-02:
Company Officer
Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue
Firefighter Drew Perry
Recruits
Douglas County Fire District #2
Donn Etherington III
King County Fire District #27
Dylan Lindberg
Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue
Trey Helgeson
Seth Meredith
Kris Vanicek
North Mason Regional Fire Authority
Antonio Summerlin
Port of Portland
Andrew Ikemoto
Michael Steven Torralba Molion
Redmond Fire Department
Quinn Kesselring
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
Matthew Bryant
Chris Buczkowski
Rebecca Heiner
Michael LaBadie III
Cole Mason
Brandon Neal
If you have any questions regarding Recruit Academy 20-02 please call 425-453-3000 or e-mail FTARegister@wsp.wa.gov. If you would like to register a student for future Recruit Academies, please visit our website at https://wsp.wa.gov/fire-training-academy/.
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