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Dozens of Firefighters Earn National Certifications From Bucks County Community College

Volunteer firefighters (left-right) Matthew Shaw, Tracy Topolin, Vladimir Usatin and Steven Whiskeyman. CREDIT: Ryan Allison for Bucks County Community College)

Forty-six volunteers graduated from Basic Fire Academy Training conducted in Doylestown and Croydon.

Bucks County Community College (BCCC)  celebrated its most recent graduates of Basic Fire Academy Training with a ceremony on Tuesday, May 19, on the Newtown Campus. A total of 46 volunteer firefighters received hands-on training at the Bucks County Public Safety Training Center in Doylestown and the Lower Bucks County Public Safety Training Center in Croydon.

In addition to receiving their certificates of completion, one firefighter from each class was chosen for the outstanding student award. Eric Green of New Hope, who volunteers with the New Hope Eagle Fire Company, and Bruce Andrew Ferry of Bristol, who runs with the 3rd District Volunteer Fire Company in Bristol Township, were each recognized for their leadership.

(L-R) BCCC President and CEO Dr. Patrick M. Jones; Green; Ferry and Matthew Hatrak, the College’s executive director of public and contracted training. CREDIT: Ryan Allison for Bucks County Community College

Tracie Young-Brungard of the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner deliverd the keynote address to 46 volunteer firefighters who received their national certifications.

CREDIT: Ryan Allison for Bucks County Community College

 

 

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