Complete program that places rigorous academic, physical, and mental demands on its graduates — “no small feat”
Yavapai Community College announced in a December 17 press release that 18 men and women graduated from the College’s Fire Academy. This was the second Yavapai Community College Fire Academy graduating class of this year.
Yavapai Community College President Dr. Lisa Rhine, when addressing the graduates, observed that “completing this program is no small feat. You have demonstrated unwavering commitment to a field that demands skill, resilience, and above all, a servant’s heart… Graduates, as you move forward, remember that you are part of a proud legacy of those who put others before themselves. I urge you to continue striving for excellence, to serve with integrity, and to always uphold the values that brought you to this point.”
Community College Director of Fire Science Robert Borker said in addressing the graduates that “caring and compassion” are the most important characteristics of first responders and he asked the graduates to treat the fire service like a national forest. “You take only pictures, leave only footprints and leave it better than you found it. If you do that, the fire service will take care of you if you take care of each other.”
Following are the graduates of YC Fire Academy Class 24-02:
Noah Allen, Jeremy Carroll, Rachel Dewees, Patrick Eyler, Austin Fradette, Korin Franks, Eric Jackson, Sunshine Johnson, Jordan Kelley, Joshua Kidwiler, Alexander King, Zachary Morgan, Tyler Petersen, Drew Peterson, Karl Samter, Henry Schulman, Benjamin Schwartz and Mason Taylor.