Students now return to local communities as certified paramedics
On July 25 Yavapai Community College awarded 16 Emergency Medical Service certificates to students as they completed the rigorous Paramedic Training Program. “You have chosen a path that demands courage, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to serving others,” Yavapai College Community College EMS Program Director Alexander Lewis said in addressing the paramedics. “I have no doubt that you will rise to meet these demands and make us all proud.”
This class includes 14 men and 2 women. Many are already affiliated with first-responder agencies, which include the Cottonwood Fire Department, Copper Canyon Fire District, Prescott Fire Department, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority, and the Groom Creek fire department.
Yavapai Community College’s 2024 Paramedic graduates are:
- James Germond, Verde Valley Ambulance Company
- Kevin Wallace, Cottonwood Fire Department
- Jennifer Cuevas, Copper Canyon Fire District
- Kyle Lobaugh, Copper Canyon Fire District
- Wyatt Blair, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
- Valentine Jimenez, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
- Christopher Pena, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
- Marshall Cazaly, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
- Garrett Stretton, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
- Thom Muniz, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
- Felix Padilla, Prescott Fire Department
- Spencer Smith, Prescott Fire Department
- Kassidy Fichter
- Ryan Huber, Priority Ambulance
- Zachary Morgan
- Robert Tillman, Groom Creek Fire Department