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The Columbia County Fire Coordinator’s Office is pleased to announce the following volunteer firefighter graduates from the summer session held at neighborhood fire stations across the county.

Churchtown Fire Department hosted an apparatus Operator Pump taught by Joe Laviano and Bud Godfroy. Graduates include;

Martin Baumgold                             John Calderon                                  Kyle Franceshi

Joshua Loeffller                               Stefania Maruniak                           Larry Ostrander

Robert Pruesser                               Daniel Quinion                                 David Shea

Thomas Yang                                    Berkley Pirrone

 

Laviano also led the aircraft rescue and firefighting training at the Canaan Fire Station.

Successful attendees included;

Christina Brusakos                           Matthew Distin                                Patrick Doyle

Dennis Gawron                                Judy Gawron                                     Robin Howes

Ann Marie Leiser                              Patricia Liddle                                   Frank Lill

Jennifer Newton                              Richard Lindmark                             Joseph Reiger

Robert Waters`                                Bulent Yener

Claverack Fire Department hosted twenty five firefighters  for a course on strategies and tactics for company operations. Joe Laviano led the class through the five sessions. Graduating strategists include;

David Adriance Sr.                           Kevin Beahn                                      Stanley Burch III

Robert Cole                                      Michael Cozzolino                           Darrin Culver

Matthew Distin                                Catherine Donato                            Frederick Fuchs

Douglas Garrison                             Dennis Gawron                                Judy Gawron

David Gearing                                   Chris Harris                                       Christopher Hoffman

George Keeler                                  Chad Kilmer                                      Frank Langdon

Josh Loeffler                                     Michael Layman                              Jim Marsh III

Ryan O’Dowd                                   John Onufrychuk Jr.                        Christopher Pierro

Matthew Pirrone

Godfroy, Mike Stelling and Wayne Gearing were the instructors for rescue tech basic training at the Spencertown Firehouse. The fifteen firefighters completing the course were;

Matthew Pirrone                             David Shea                                        Gary Wood

Evan Kerr                                           William Rogers                                 David Page

John Calderon                                  Brian Wheeler                                  Brian Ostrander

Christina Brusakos                           David Naughton

 

Laviano and Godfroy teamed up with Hudson Fire Department to hold an apparatus Operator Areial Device training that saw eleven volunteers complete the eight session course. They were;

Lucas Briggs                                      Justin Elliott                                      Thomas Elliott

Fred Goodnow                                 Chris Harris                                       Kevin Herber

James Schemerhorn Jr.                  Rodney Pulver                                  Charles Shook

Jeremiah Stone                                Kenneth Loos Jr.

 

Two 29 session Firefighter I classes were held in Chatham and Stockport, the lead instructing duties rested with Mike Stelling and Wayne Gearing. The first ever joint graduation ceremony was held at Columbia Greene Community College, during Fire prevention week, with the student’s family, friends and fire department members all in attendance. Graduates were;

Ray Barber                                        John Bermal                                      Edward Bratton

Chritina Brundage                            Nicholas Decker                               Ronald Disher

Austin Haner                                     Christian Haner                                Josh Haner

Raj Harde                                          William Haviland                              Marcus Hinds

Jerry Hoffman                                  Andrew Horst                                   Corey Kaninenberg

Justin Knott                                       Arthur McGuire                                Chevett Ortiz

Jackie Therrien                                 Gregory Bleau                                  Rebecca Burka

Laura Cesternino                             Lucas Cody                                        Evan Cook

Austin Cranna                                   Roger Cramer                                   Cody Farrell

Chance Imperati                              Randy Lewis                                      Ryan O’Connell

Rachel O’Leary                                 Andrew O’Neill                                 Randy Prazma

Shalin Preble                                     Aaron Sweet                                     Donald Towsky               

 

Clermont Fire District hosted a apparatus emergency vehicle operation course with the following students;

Tracy Alexander                               Roy Brown                                        Tyler Case

Lloyd Kukon                                      Michaela Lawson                            Stefania Maruniak

Larry Ostrander                                James Potts                                      Sheldon Tieder

 

East Chatham held a firefighter survival training with a compliment of veteran and recent graduates of firefighter I course. Survivalists included;

Kevin Beahn                                      John Calderon                                  Nicholas Decker

Alan Gearing                                     Austin Haner                                     Chritian Haner

Joshua Haner                                    Raj Harde                                          Arthur McGuire

Eric Mishkin                                      Ryan O’Dowd                                   Brian Ostrander

David Parlman                                  Randy Prazma Jr.                             Robert Reinig Jr.

Steven Rosen                                    David Ross                                        Jaqueline Therrien.

 

As the winter season approaches and heating season begins please be sure to have your heating systems serviced, and have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. For more winter safety tips go to http://www.dhses.ny.gov/oem/safety-info/publicsafety/winter.cfm.                                    

                                                             
Michael Stelling and David Proper were the instructors of a Fire Police Course that was held at the Copake Fire Station.
The class was successfully completed by:


Robert E. Briggs Sr.

Robert E. Briggs Jr.

George H. Call

Salvatore Cozzolino

James J. Deluccia

Patrick L. Farrell

Larry D. Gaylord Jr.

Alan Gearing

Thomas J. Haigh

Carol A. Hanselman Jr.

Joseph H. Hanselman Jr.

David E. Levow

Richard J. Nobes

James R. Skoda

Bridget Swenson

Scott Swenson

Ruth Thomas

Robert V. Tomaso

James VanDeusen 

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