CCCC’s Fire Academy holds graduation
SANFORD, N.C. – Central Carolina Community College's Fire Academy graduation was held on Monday, March 3, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic & Conference Center.
Captain Timothy Britt, CCCC Fire Academy Coordinator, and Lieutenant Sarah Tart, CCCC Fire Rescue Director, both participated in the program.
Guest speaker was Chief Matthew Arnold of the Sanford Fire Department.
The Fire Academy cadets, with their affiliated agencies, are: Timothy Andrew Beckwith, Carolina Trace Fire Department; Mason Tyler Bennett, Cape Fear Rural Fire Department; Dominic Anthony de la Vallette; Connor Seth Hall, Tramway Rural Fire Department; Carter Eugene Sams, Boone Trail Emergency Services; Philip Felice Vurro, Spout Springs Emergency Services; Zachary Lee Willett, Northview Fire Department; and Richard Winfield Walker, Benhaven Emergency Services.
The Academy is a rigorous and challenging program of more than 1,000 hours of study and practice in fire and rescue scenarios and practicals. The cadets completed rigorous and intensive training in firefighting, safety and survival, technical rescue, vehicle rescue, emergency vehicle driving, hazardous materials response, and Emergency Medical Technician training at the CCCC Emergency Services Training Center.
CCCC began offering firefighter training classes in 1964. In 2001, the Emergency Services Training Center was established at the former Sanford/Lee County Airport site in Sanford, providing greatly expanded facilities for training.
The Fire Academy opened in January 2010.
For information on CCCC's Fire Academy, contact CCCC Fire Academy Coordinator Timothy Britt at tbritt@cccc.edu.
CCCC’s Fire Academy holds graduation
Eight cadets are the most recent graduates of the Central Carolina Community College Fire Academy. Pictured are, left to right: front row, Dominic Anthony de la Vallette; Zachary Lee Willett, Northview Fire Department; Connor Seth Hall, Tramway Rural Fire Department; and Richard Winfield Walker, Benhaven Emergency Services; back row, Carter Eugene Sams, Boone Trail Emergency Services; Timothy Andrew Beckwith, Carolina Trace Fire Department; Mason Tyler Bennett, Cape Fear Rural Fire Department; Philip Felice Vurro, Spout Springs Emergency Services; and Timothy Britt, Fire Academy Coordinator.
Eight cadets are the most recent graduates of the Central Carolina Community College Fire Academy. Pictured are, left to right: front row, Timothy Andrew Beckwith, Carolina Trace Fire Department; Carter Eugene Sams, Boone Trail Emergency Services; Mason Tyler Bennett, Cape Fear Rural Fire Department; and Connor Seth Hall, Tramway Rural Fire Department; back row, Sarah Tart, Fire Rescue Director; Dominic Anthony de la Vallette; Zachary Lee Willett, Northview Fire Department; Richard Winfield Walker, Benhaven Emergency Services; Philip Felice Vurro, Spout Springs Emergency Services; and Timothy Britt, Fire Academy Coordinator.