Midway Fire Academy Class 012 celebrated after receiving their certificates of completion Saturday. Twelve candidates graduated the remaining 50 percent of those who began the program January 2. Midway Fire Academy began in 2005 with twelve applicants and has continued to grow, said Midway Fire District Chief Jonathan Kanzigg. “The mission is to produce great entry level firefighters,” said Kanzigg. He said the candidates endured 6 months of torture for their training. Graduates: William Anderson, Drew Buffington, Stephen Clark, Matthew Couch, Kyle Ferres, Katelin Holt, Kevin Murtha, Jonathan Page, Orlando Rivera, Samuel Signer, James Turbull, Jared Williams.
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