West Chester Fire Department Chaplain Jerry Schwartz speaks with the graduates during Thursday’s ceremony.
COATESVILLE – Chester County Department of Emergency Services, Fire Services Division, held graduation for the Spring 2015 Firefighter I class. Twenty-six graduates were given their certification at a ceremony that was held at the Wagontown Fire Company on Thursday.
Family, friends and fire company officials were on hand to witness the graduation and certification recognition. Chaplain Jerry Schwartz, retired Captain of the Baltimore City Fire Department and Chaplain and Safety Officer for the West Chester Fire Department was the guest speaker for the ceremony.
He said to the graduates, “Know who you are? You are a firefighter.”
Jun Oh Yoon, Fame Fire Company, was chosen by his classmates as the Class Spokesperson. Director Robert Kagel, Deputy Director for Fire Services, George “Beau” Crowding, and Fire Training Coordinator Jeff Groves from the Department of Emergency Services and Chaplain Schwartz presented the graduates with their certificates. Lead Fire Instructor John DeMarco led the graduates in Administration of the Firefighter Oath.
The following are the firefighter graduates and their respective fire companies:
Jeremy Adamoski — Modena Fire Company
Henry Busby — Wagontown Fire Company
Matthew Cohen — Fame Fire Company
Matthew Coonce — Wagontown Fire Company
Zach Coonce — Wagontown Fire Company
Matthew Crockett — Keystone Valley Fire Department
David Gledhill — East Brandywine Fire Company
Joseph Greene — Birdsboro Union Fire Company
Andrew Hilferty — Limerick Fire Company
DeAndre Johnson — West Bradford Fire Company
Joshua Jones — Keystone Valley Fire Department
Ryan Large — Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company
Matthew Lewis — Blue Rock Fire Rescue Company
Michael Lomax — Goshen Fire Company
Luke Mellon — Wagontown Fire Company
Benjamin Mucha — East Brandywine Fire Company
Dennis Nunan — Radnor Fire Company
Gabriel Pepper — Longwood Fire Company
Nick Proko — East Brandywine Fire Company
Aidan Raymond — East Brandywine Fire Company
Paul Rullo — Modena Fire Company
Kimberly Siegel — Longwood Fire Company
Joshua Smith — Minquas Fire Company
Craig Soden — Ludwigs Corner Fire Company
Scott Vanina — Limerick Fire Company
Jun Oh Yoon — Fame Fire Company
