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Cherokee Fire Hosts Volunteer Firefighter Graduation
There were nine volunteer firefighters for Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services who recently graduated from training.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services held a Volunteer Firefighter Graduation on Tuesday, July 9, at the Cherokee County Fire Training Center.
Sgt. Chris Martin, the volunteer training coordinator, welcomed guests and did the introductions. Fire chaplain, Dana McPherson, came forward to do the invocation followed by the Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Service Honor Guard.
Before the presentation of the certificates, Martin announced the recipient of the J T Whidby Volunteer Service Excellence Award to Eric Powell. Whidby was a Volunteer Fire Chief for the county with 32 years of service. He passed away March 31, 2016, at the age of 75. Whidby’s son, Jason, was in attendance to assist with the award presentation.
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Cherokee County Assistant Fire Chief, Eddie Robinson, and Cherokee County Fire Chief, Tim Prather, came to the podium to say a few words to the graduates.
Receiving their Certificates of Completion were Emmaus Bradshaw, Tony Cobbs, Christian Escalada, Brice Futch, Colin Kennedy, Eric Powell, Parker Rinehart, Marc Sheridan and Victoria Smith.
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