Crafton Hills College Alumni Association Honors First Fire Academy

CHC Honors First Fire Academy– Members of the Crafton Hills College (CHC) First Fire Academy were honored recently at a CHC alumni recognition luncheon. Those from the academy present at the luncheon and the fire departments they represented in their careers were, pictured left to right, Gary Goss, Encinitas Fire Department; Bob Yturralde; Palm Springs Fire Department; Chris Walters, San Manuel Fire Department; Bob Markin, Riverside Fire Department; Tony Page, San Bernardino Fire Department; Dennis Marsh, Laguna Fire Department; Jeff Northup, San Bernardino Fire City Fire Department; Jim McMullen, San Bernardino City Fire Department; Glenn S. Sarik, Loma Linda Fire Department; and Robert Bock, Riverside City Fire Department.

The Crafton Hills College Foundation recently sponsored the second annual Alumni Recognition Luncheon, which honored CHC’s First Fire Academy.

The luncheon was titled, “Honoring the Brave, the Proud, and the Strong.” The CHC First Fire Academy members graduated November 1, 1982.

Dispersed throughout the room were proud members of the First Fire Academy, whose uniforms displayed various insignias representing fire departments from throughout the region. Their ranks reflected their long careers in fire service.

Also among those in the audience as guests and sitting with the honorees were cadets from the most recent CHC 67th Fire Academy.

CHC Fire Academy Chief Dan Sullivan, CHC President Gloria Harrison, and San Bernardino Board of Trustee James Ramos presented each of the First Academy graduates with certificates recognizing their contributions to the communities in the region.