Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Graduating New Firefighters Friday

From Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department

The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) and the Moraga-Orinda Fire Department (MOFD) will be graduating their 15 newest Firefighters from an 11 week Academy on Friday.

While the Recruits joined the LPFD and MOFD with varying degrees of emergency services training,each of them received and were tested on highly technical training specific to the emergencies seen in this region.

This training included firefighting in the urban wildland interface, vehicle extrication, pressurized natural gas line firefighting, commercial structure firefighting and technical rescue.

The graduating recruits are: Aaron Bates, Darren Bourne, Ryan Capes, John Duffy, Adam Elliott, Joel Ficher, Robert Hernandez, Christopher Jesberg, Jeff Keena, Britanny McMahon, Frank Nasca, Gilbert Perez, Christopher Sillers, Ryan Stark and Mathew Venema.

The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department and the Moraga-Orinda Fire Department partnered in providing the Fire Academy to their newest recruits in an effort create a more efficient and cost effective process that utilizes a regional approach to training, much as our organizations use in our daily providing of service.

Nine members of the Recruit Fire Academy were hired by the LPFD and six by the MOFD for a total Academy of 15 members. While sixteen Recruits started the Academy 11 weeks ago, one of the LPFD Recruits resigned during the Academy.

The graduation ceremonies will be held at Safeway Corporate Center, 591 Stoneridge Mall Road in Pleasanton, on Friday at 5 p.m.

Fire Chief Jim Miguel (LPFD) and Fire Chief Randy Bradley (MOFD) will be hosting the graduation where the recruits will have their badges pinned and be officially sworn in to their fire departments.