Department of Fire and Rescue

On Friday, July 5^th, at 10:00 a.m., the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue held its graduation ceremony for Recruit Class 2019-1at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas.  Battalion Chief Chris Granger presided over the ceremony.  

Class 2019-1 consisted of Fire and Rescue Technicians who successfully completed 26 weeks of rigorous academic and physical training at the Department's Public Safety Training Center in Nokesville, Virginia. Each student performed in excess of 1,248 hours of training. The training consisted of 1 week of Orientation/Study Skills/Health, Nutrition and Fitness, 9 weeks of Emergency Medical Training, 12 weeks of Fire Training, and 4 weeks of Specialized Training. 

The Department announced the following graduates:

Richard M. Blank	Ryan R. Gibson	Tyler A. Marnell	Theodore A. Scheatzle
Dominic N. Carlino	Benjamin J. Herd	Stephen G. Mickle	Taylor A. Smith
James E. Close	Kelly A. Krebs	Christopher W. Paul	Joseph H. Tate
Casey M. Coulter	Grace E. Lehman	Alexander R. Pion	Gary W. Woods II
Renae L. Dillon	Ivanovich P. Lesefka	Charles R. Pistole

You can view the ceremony on our Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/PWCFireRescue/.