Hendersonville – Blue Ridge Community College, in conjunction with the Henderson County Fire and Rescue Association, recently celebrated the graduation of 12 students from its 2021 Fire Academy.
This three month program is designed to provide students with entry-level skills as a firefighter. A student can enter the academy with no experience and leave with a North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal Firefighter certification.
The list of graduates and their sponsoring fire department are listed below:
Blue Ridge
Alexis Marsteller
Michael Wexler
Edneyville
Philippe Oubre
Little River
Braden Mackey
Nathan Merrill
Mills River
Daniel Jarvis
Old Fort
Kevin Moffett
Skyland
Charles Morales
Alexa Perez
Valley Hill
Dalton Boone
Thomas Capps
Jadon Strickland
For more information about the fire academy, visit blueridge.edu or contact Casey Silvers at (828) 694-1736 or via email at c_silvers@blueridge.edu.