Crime & Safety
New Firefighters, EMTs Join the Ranks in Loudoun
An Ashburn volunteer was recognized as a top student during the spring training.
Sixty-six volunteers and 10 career rescue workers recently completed firefighter, emergency medical technician and advance training and participated in a graduation ceremony at Heritage High School.
The graduates at the event included 16 volunteer firefighters, 39 volunteers EMTs, 11 volunteer advanced EMTs and 10 career advanced EMTs.
During the training, EMTs complete 185 hours of training, firefighters completes 400 hours of training and advanced EMTs completed 460 hours of training. The rescue workers also passed local and state exams to qualify for their certification.
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Top students were recognized during the ceremony for their high level of dedication to the profession, level of academics, punctuality, and their ability to lead and motivate others. The top students for the classes were:
- Firefighter I-II, Daniel Wolf, Purcellville Volunteer Fire
- Emergency Medical Technician Taylor Long, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue
- Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate Shane Hedrick, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue
- Sam Neglia Sterling Volunteer Rescue
Loudoun Fire-Rescue is accepting applications for the next volunteer firefighter class, EMT class and for administrative volunteers. Please visit www.answerthecall.info for more information.
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The Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management congratulates the following Fire and EMS graduates:
- Michael Agedo, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Andrea Allex, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Hollis Avakian, Philomont Volunteer Fire, EMT
- Will Avdellas, Leesburg Volunteer Fire, FF I-II
- Elizabeth Baroody, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Joshua Barrow, Sterling Volunteer Fire, FFI-II
- Miranda Bellamah, Sterling Volunteer Fire, FFI-II
- Daniel, Bishop, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Deborah Bowlds, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Marvin Boyd, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Tami Bredow, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Sarah Burlingame, Middleburg Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Jonnathan Cepello, Arcola Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Ahmad-Jalal Chatila, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Joseph Cheatwood, Purcellville Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Rebecca Chinworth, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Travis Cope, Lovettsville Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Kyle Cox, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Edward Crumbly, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Jason Dice, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Robert Doody, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Tracy Earlenbaugh, Hamilton Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Night
- Patrick Folena, Arcola Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Alice Formwalt, Arcola Volunteer Fire-Rescue, FFI-II
- Nicholas Graham, Sterling Volunteer Fire, FFI-II
- Justin Head, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, FFI-II
- Shane Hedrick, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Daniel Hertel, Leesburg Volunteer Fire, FFI-II
- Cameron Hughes, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Damien Iasimone, Sterling Volunteer Fire, EMT
- Phil Indorf, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Night
- Jason Keefe, Middleburg Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Asad Khan, Sterling Volunteer Fire, EMT
- Joseph Klapperich, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- David Lewis, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Amber Liptrap, Middleburg Volunteer Fire-Rescue, FFI-II
- Taylor Long, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Flavius Lucaci, Sterling Volunteer Fire, EMT
- Kristen Mancini, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Night
- Douglas Manuel, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Mandy McIntyre, Lovettsville Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Olivia McLaren, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Night
- Marcus McPherson, Sterling Volunteer Fire, EMT
- Christina Mills, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Mohamed Mustafa, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Sam Neglia, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Night
- Nathan Parriott, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, FFI-II
- Stephen Pawliw, Leesburg Volunteer Fire, FFI-II
- Ismael Peer, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Aaron Peppel, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Brian Pollock, Leesburg Volunteer Fire, FFI-II
- Mark Preuss II, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, FFI-II
- Matthew Quist, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, FF I-II
- Tanya Redman, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Cody Ross, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Benjamin Rudman, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Stephanie Salomon, Purcellville Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Christopher Sarkis, Lovettsville Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Matthew Schiavone, Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue, FFI-II
- Joseph Schiesl, Arcola Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT
- Anthony Schloss, Arcola Volunteer Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Night
- Brandon Scott, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Jason Shepko, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Night
- Pamela Smith, Philomont Volunteer Fire, EMT
- Casey Smith, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Greg Southwick, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Christian Vagonis, Sterling Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Chris Vahlkamp, Sterling Volunteer Fire, FFI-II
- Michael Wallize, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Night
- Clinton Westover, Loudoun Volunteer Rescue, EMT
- Adam White, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, EMT Intermediate -Day
- Daniel Wolf, Purcellville Volunteer Fire, FFI-II
- Matthew Wolfe
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