CARMEL- Putnam’s tradition of volunteerism in the emergency services field is alive and well following the graduation of 49 young firefighters.
Before a standing-room-only audience at the Putnam Bureau of Emergency Services Training and Operations Center auditorium in Carmel, the first responders from Brewster, Carmel, Cold Spring, Kent Lake Carmel, Mahopac, Mahopac Falls, North Highlands, Putnam Lake, and Putnam Valley joined their neighbors from Dutchess County’s Amenia and Pawling Departments and the Ossining FD from Westchester and were awarded New York State certificates signifying their completion of the rigorous 100-hour Firefighter One course, while others earned Interior Fire Operation status.
Putnam’s Commissioner of Emergency Services James Oster and Deputy Commissioner Drew Kinash praised the graduates for their accomplishment and the dedicated instructors as well for guiding the new recruits throughout the difficult yet rewarding process.
Special thanks went to instructors Justin Byrne, Jason Kinash, Drew Kinash, James Gagliardo, Robert Boddie, Christopher Brown, Eric Schmidt, Andrew Roberto, Lou Scagnelli, Vincent Fanelli, Sean Flood, Michael Miller and Ben Howell.
The graduates included:
Brewster FD—Sam Ahmad, Aaron Burkhardt, Oliver Kuhnert-Salazar, Brianda Petrillo, Besim Shala, Richard Silverblade, Rolando Torres and Justin Zacchi.
Carmel FD—Christian Vega and Devon White.
Cold Spring FD—Lauren De La Vega, David Geiger, Philip Kean, Elena Leonard, Matthew McCaleb and Kimberly Sevilla.
Kent FD—Alex Conte and Chrstopher Hill.
Lake Carmel FD—Steven Carlson, Sean Flaherty, Michael Gallo, Stephen Hefner, Joshua Jones, Kenneth Launzinger, William Peterson.
Mahopac FD—Tyler Munch
Mahopac Falls FD—Diego Espejo Leta and Matteo Goulart
North Highlands FD—Ivan Antonio, Riley Johanson, Isaac Jordan, Michael O’Hara, William O’Hara and Jon Struss.
Putnam Lake FD—Grant Amato, Joseph Knapp, Timothy Kolka and Tyler Rodriguez
Putnam Valley FD—Amy Cargain, Austin Koskinen-Falls and Jean McGee
Amenia FD—Jason DeAddio
Pawling FD—Aiden Alexandre, Mason Carman, Kevin Kehoe, Andrew McCabe, Marc Tarczali and Marshall Webster
Ossining FD—Brayden Hill
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