Spent much of the training at the Central Arizona Regional Training Academy in Prescott Valley mastering the physical, intellectual and mental demands of the fire service
According to a news release from Yavapai Community College, twelve cadets celebrated completion of their 16-week training program at the Yavapai Community College Fire Academy on December 16. The celebration was held at the Central Arizona Regional Training Academy in Prescott Valley.
In congratulatory remarks to the graduates, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority Battalion Chief Cougan Carothers said firefighters can expect to touch hundreds of thousands of lives during their careers. “We as individuals working together for something bigger than ourselves can change the world one person at a time.”
Lukas Becker spoke on behalf of his fellow academy graduates. “In the last sixteen weeks the instructors and staff of this academy have washed my brain of apathy and replaced it with empathy; removed laziness and replaced it with work ethic; and replaced self-centeredness with self-sacrifice,” Becker said. He pledged to his audience that the “12 strong” fall 2021 graduating class would be accountable for the values and skills the academy bestowed on them. “We are all personally responsible for living the lessons we learned here and applying them daily,” he said.
Lead instructors for the latest cohort of YC Fire Academy graduates were Matt Fischer, Mike Edgerton, Cory Fischer, Tim Tillich and Jim Bushman.
Following are the newest YC Fire Academy graduates:
Blake Armstrong
Thomas Barnes
Matthew Dalcerro
Jacob Loaiza
Tristan Newman
Daniel Smith
Trevis Baier
Lukas Becker
Matthew Gonzalez
Noah Medrano
Dylan Schoch
Cade Thein
Source: Yavapai Community College news release by J.J. McCormack dated December 18, 2021 https://www.yc.edu/v6/news/2021/12/fire.html.