29 Firefighters Graduate From Paramedic School

CANTON, GA -- Twenty-nine firefighters recently became paramedics after graduating this week during a ceremony held at the Cherokee County Fire Training Center.

The paramedic course kicked off March 1, 2016, and ended Feb. 27 of this year. Firefighters met two days a week and completed 650 classroom hours. They also had to complete 390 hours of clinical and field internship while still working their full-time assignments.

Their training included anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, advanced airway management, cardiology and additional training in medical emergencies and trauma care.

The class included 27 firefighters with Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and two from the Woodstock Fire and Rescue Department.

The graduates from the paramedic class were: Christian Kutas, Corey Deal, Eric Parr, Geordan Ganka, Reece Young, Matt Bennett, Miguel Castro, Daniel Thatcher, Jake Gunter, Destiny LaBossiere, Don Grant, Engle May, Brennan Jones, Alisha Graham, Tim Carter, Terrell Long, Jared Sellers, Nick Woodall, Reggie Thurmon, R.C. Vaughn, David Jones, Cason Wood, Joe El-Bisi, Chris George, Sam Lackender, Manuel Zapeta-Lopez, Josh McCord, Chris Roberts and Cesar Saavedra.

Image via Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services