Goshen, N.Y. – Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus attended the County’s Firefighter 1 graduation ceremony on Wednesday, December 18th at the Emergency Services Center in Goshen.
Neuhaus was joined at the graduation by Orange County Sheriff Carl E. DuBois, Assistant District Attorney Chris Borek, Commissioner of Emergency Services Brendan Casey, Deputy Commissioner of Fire Services Vini Tankasali and Orange County Fire Training Chief Jim McCann.
“We are proud of this year’s Firefighter 1 class and the commitment they have made to their communities,” said Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus, a past graduate of the County’s Fire Training Program. “I commend the graduates, along with the training instructors, participating fire departments, and their friends and families on being a part of this impressive achievement.”
This year’s Firefighter 1 graduating class included men and women from the following County Fire Departments: Campbell Hall, Chester, Cronomer Valley, Fort Montgomery, Greenwood Lake, Highland Falls, Howells, Mechanicstown, Middle Hope, Middletown, Monroe, New Windsor, Orange Lake, Otisville, Pine Bush, Pocatello, Port Jervis, Salisbury Mills, Silver Lake South Blooming Grove, Vails Gate, Washingtonville, Washington Heights and Warwick. Firefighter 1 is a comprehensive and intensive introductory course required to become an Interior Firefighter.
The course is comprised of 129 classroom hours and additional take-home assignments. Courses were taught by Orange County Fire Instructors at the County’s Fire Training Center in New Hampton and also entailed lectures and hands-on training sessions.
“We are proud of this year’s Firefighter 1 class and their dedication to service,” Tankasali said. “It takes commitment and hard work to become a firefighter, and the completion of this course illustrates the willingness of each of the graduates to do what it takes to serve their communities. I offer my congratulations and best wishes as well as gratitude to them all.”
For more information, contact Justin Rodriguez, Assistant to the County Executive for Communications and Media Relations at 845.291.3255 or jrodriguez@orangecountygov.com.
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Orange County Firefighter 1 Graduates, December 2019
Campbell Hall
James Pace
Chester
Kyle Braun
Jesse Zapata
Cronomer Valley
Owen Scott
Fort Montgomery
Matthew McCue
Connor Salva
Grahamsville
Casey Grey
Greenwood Lake
Jason Jennings
Andrew Townsend
Ritvars Zuks
Highland Falls
Emily Green
Howells
Anthony Henderson
Mechanicstown
Marc Armato
William Hills III
Middle Hope
Jacob Nelson
Middletown
Dustyn Ryder
Leighton Williams
Michael Yutesler
Monroe
Michael Aiello
John Fox
Joseph Mazzucco
Ryan Miller
Sean Rumler
Domenic Terracino
Monticello
Joseph Balzano
Angie Desmond
Calvin Loadholt Jr.
New Windsor
Matthew Babcock
Anthony Napoli
Orange Lake
William Gooler
Benny Lucchese Sr.
Otisville
Kriztian-James Stevens
Pine Bush
Jorge Gonzalez-Amaya
Gavin Montanye
Pocatello
Dawn Morrissey
Port Jervis
Dustin Sebring
Salisbury Mills
Myles McGrail
Tristan Katzmann
Lawrence Wood
Silver Lake
James Blair
Luis Salazar
South Blooming Grove
Mark Pozobut
Vails Gate
Gale Dingwell
Michael Farbent Jr.
Warwick
Kaitlyn Wendel
Washington Heights
Kelsey Petrick
Washingtonville
Michael Alsdorf