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A fall Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations (BEFO) program was held at the Genesee County Fire Training Center. The 79-hour program began in August and concluded on November 6, 2018. Twenty-four (24) students completed the 79 hour program from nine (9) county departments and three (3) neighboring departments.<\/p>\n
The BEFO program is an entry level program for the volunteer fire service designed to prepare students to respond to emergencies as exterior firefighters. Students are instructed in fire extinguishers, building construction, forcible entry, ladder deployment, incident command, drafting operations and hazardous materials operations level. In addition, students are trained in ropes and knots, and first aid\/CPR.<\/p>\n
Participants included:<\/p>\n
TOWN OF BATAVIA,
\nThomas Marlowe<\/p>\n
BERGEN
\nBrandon Cunningham<\/p>\n
BETHANY
\nRick J. Klunder, III
\nJose\u00b4 E. Torres<\/p>\n
CORFU
\nJayden D. Eck
\nCasey L. Felski
\nEthan J. Librock
\nDylan L. Lang
\nMegan G. Stiler
\nElizabeth S. Tebor<\/p>\n
EAST PEMBROKE
\nSamantha M. Cavalieri<\/p>\n
ELBA
\nMark E. Anuo<\/p>\n
LEROY
\nWilliam M. Crandall
\nAdam G. Hamel
\nChelsea M. Pierce<\/p>\n
OAKFIELD
\nGarrett M. Gibson
\nNoah R. Toal<\/p>\n
STAFFORD
\nMegan E. Burton
\nKenneth V. Collins<\/p>\n
NEWSTEAD
\nAndre L. Sponholz
\nEric D. Sponholz<\/p>\n
MARILLA
\nMichael P. DiBrienza<\/p>\n
BENNINGTON
\nBreanna K. Downs
\nHannah L. Stockschlaeder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(submitted photo and information) A fall Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations (BEFO) program was held at the Genesee County Fire Training Center. The 79-hour program began in August and concluded on November 6, 2018. Twenty-four (24) students completed the 79 hour program from nine (9) county departments and three (3) neighboring \u2026<\/p>\n