Crime & Safety

Scotch Plains Firefighter Honored At Fire Academy Graduation

Brian Bischoff graduated from the Union County Fire Training Academy and earned multiple awards.

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Brian Bischoff of the Scotch Plains Fire Department was congratulated by Union County Freeholders Alexander Mirabella and Vernell Wright.

Bischoff graduated from the Union County Fire Training Academy as part of the Fall 2016 Class, earning the Battalion Chief Ken Nocera Memorial Award for Outstanding Excellence in Firefighter 1 and the Ben Laganga Leadership Award.

The graduation ceremony was held at Union County College in Cranford.

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(Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union: Union County Freeholders Alexander Mirabella and Vernell Wright, Brian Bischoff and Scotch Plains Fire Chief Jonathan Ellis.)

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