Fire - News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2008
CONTACT: Daniel Valenzuela
Glendale Firefighter, PIO. (623) 695-7668

Five New Glendale Firefighters Graduate From
State Of The Art Facility

Five recruit firefighters from the Glendale Fire Department graduated from the training academy on May 10, 2008. The recruits have spent the past twelve weeks at the Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center preparing to become fire and rescue first responders. The training includes the most up to date tactics for firefighting and Emergency Medical Services. Glendale recruits Josh Gibson, Danny Senese, Gene Tracy, Travis Smith and Kyle McQuaid were part of a larger class of 25 recruits representing fire departments from Glendale, Goodyear and Surprise. Class 08-1, also known as the “Westside Knights” is the first class to graduate from the new Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center in 2008. The graduation ceremony took place on Saturday, May 10th at 10 a.m. at Crosspoint Christian Church located at 8600 West Glendale Avenue in Glendale.