LTCC Fire Academy and Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue graduate new firefighters

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College's Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy just graduated its 14th class of firefighters. There were added challenges due to the coronavirus and restrictions on classroom instruction, but with the flexibility of instructors, the state, and the college, the Fire Academy was one of the lucky programs that was able to complete training this year.

Almost all of the following graduating cadets are already employed:

Adam C. Alessi

Melanie O. Andersen
Cody L. Beggs
Andrew V. Contaxis
Rafael A. Cortez
Jason P. Cox
Daniel W. Eckerson
James A. Esparza
Alyssa N. Freels
Emmet B. Freeman
John M. Fullbright
Charles Leo Gebhardt, IV
Christopher R. Harland
Kelcey E. Hein
Lucas A. Johnstone
Tristan S. Klasko
Andrew A. Litzinger
Thomas P. McSweeney
Alexis Medina-Guijarro
Logan R. Nicholas
Ar¢yah Z. Nossrat
Karina Nunez
Roberto C. Ortiz
Brandon E. Rylee
Diego A. Velazquez
Christopher W. Welles

In addition, Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue has announced nine new firefighters to go through their program along with one who is a new member of the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) team. Following formal graduation Friday, July 17, the nine rookie firefighters will be deployed into the Truckee Meadow's Fire District’s crew schedule and the SLTFR graduate will start as a firefighter/paramedic.

The new South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue firefighter:

Kyle Printz

The new Truckee Meadows firefighters and their hometowns:

Cameron Chappell - Cool CA
Samuel Dobson - Janesville, WI
Payton Giambrone - Livermore, CA
Bryan Harter - La Crescenta, CA
Tyler Johnson - Genoa, NV
Leslie Parawan - Reno, NV