by Donna Hoffman on 2014-05-07
Crafton Hills College (CHC) recently graduated its 80th Fire Academy Class in the Performing Arts Center.
This year’s 22 graduates included Jeffrey Arrowood, Berney Davidson, Neil Eatherly, Scott Fornaca, Broc Fraser, Omar Guitierrez, Ryan Hurley, Nicholas Leyva, Joseph Manuatu, Cesar Miranda, Matthew Mireles, Greg Moller, Benjamin Nielsen, Christopher Olsen, Alan Roman, Cody Smith, Trevor Soderholm, Matthew Steele, Jeffrey Taylor, Christopher Wallace, Steven Walls and Kristofer Weidmann.
The objective of this certificate is to develop the skills required for Firefighter I Certification and to develop teamwork, attitudes and public service commitment. The Firefighter I Basic Training Academy is approved by the California State Fire Marshal's Office as an accredited Regional Training Center. In conjunction with CAL FIRE, these graduates also earned a CAL FIRE Basic Wildland Fire Fighting Certification.