174+ hours 48 classes 36 quizzes 26 students 9 fire departments 6 cars 5 tests 3 certifications

174+ Hours 48 Classes 36 Quizzes 26 Students

9 Fire Departments 6 Cars 5 Tests

3 Certifications And many gallons of coffee & strings of licorice later…

1 Academy Graduation

The Beginning

Pride & Honor – Chief Streich (Centennial)

Fire Behavior and Chemistry Lesson – Chief Olson (Centennial)

Anoka County Dispatch 911 – Todd Messer (Fridley)

PPE and SCBA Introduction – Chief Stockinger (Linwood)

Blood Born Pathogens – Brad Racutt (Centennial)

Suppression Systems @ Lowe’s – Chief Bruder (Centennial)

Suppression Systems @ Lowe’s – Chief Nelson (SBM)

Hose Streams– Chief Bruder & Kathy Peil (Centennial)

Fire Extinguishers – Tim Gilsrud (CR) & Chief Nelson (SBM)

Forcible Entry/Search & Rescue – Chief Bruder & Kathy Peil (Centennial)

Sprinkler Stops –Kathy Peil (Centennial)

Ropes and Knots – Pat Devaney & Kathy Peil (Centennial)

Ladders – Chief Olson & Kathy Peil (Centennial), Mike Vacco (SBM), Chief Stockinger (Linwood)

Auto Extrication – Chief Nelson (SBM), Chief Stockinger (Linwood), Todd Messer (Fridley), Mark Seaton (CR)

Car Fire Simulator – F.I.R.E. Inc

Hazardous Materials – Chief Lundstrom & Chief Fiske (SBM), Chief Stockinger (Linwood)

THANK YOU INSTRUCTORS!• Chief Streich• Chief Bruder• Chief Olson• Chief Stockinger• Chief Nelson• Chief Zikmund• Chief Lundstrom• Chief Fiske• Chief Forster• Chief Berg

• Pat Devaney• Kathy Peil• Todd Messer• Tim Gilsrud• Mike Mattson• Mike Vacco• Chad Martin• Aaron Johnston• Mark Seaton• Denise DeMars• Brad Racutt• F.I.R.E. Inc.

Special Thanks to:• Our class president: Stevie Klatke

• Anoka County Fire Training Academy Directors Jerry Streich Harlan Lundstrom Tim Gilsrud

• Minnesota State Fire Certification Board• F.I.R.E. Inc.• Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training & Education

• Ham Lake FD, SBM FD, Centennial FD, and Fridley FD for use of the stations and equipment

Most of all Trainees would like to thank our friends, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters,

aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and family to come - Not only for your support here tonight but for the rest of our lives. We could not do this job we love without your continued

support and strength. You have endured the same time commitment as all of us while we are away from our homes and families. The credit belongs just as much to you, THANK YOU.

To our “Brothers and Sisters” for helping each other through the Fire Academy and the future support and bond we have now built through Anoka County. May we continue to aid each other and never forget:

Class 2

174+ hours 48 classes 36 quizzes 26 students 9 fire departments 6 cars 5 tests 3 certifications

Documents

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sbm fd

fridley fd

mike vacco sbm

todd messer fridley

mark seaton cr car

stevie klatke anoka

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