SHREVEPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT 

Date: July 31, 2017

For Immediate Release

Contact: Chief Fred Sanders at 318-673-6652 or 318- 455-2411

Shreveport Fire Department Graduates the 63rd Fire Basic Training Class

The Shreveport Fire Department will have a Graduation Ceremony for the 63rd Fire Basic Training Class. The Graduation will take place on tonight, July 31, 2017 at 6:00 PM at Broadmoor Baptist Church located at 4110 Youree Drive. The keynote speaker will be retired Shreveport Fire Chief Jerl ‘Bo’ Roberts. The Department has 29 firefighters graduating from the class who have successfully certified as Firefighter I & II in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standards. They have also been trained as Emergency Medical Technicians.

The Shreveport Fire Department also trained a Firefighter from Caddo Parish Fire District #6. The list of 30 graduates is:

Anthony McCoy Joseph Thomas Malcolm Wilson

Joseph LeBleu Pamela Lee Xavier Jackson

Zachary Howell Matthew Tharpe Adam Barker

Michael Morse Michael Shivers Bradley Alexander

DeAnthony Lewis Trevino Martin Patrick Owens

Nicolas Larsen Joseph Duncan James Melancon

Dustin Calhoun Darius Prelow Travis Elkins

Joshua Hudson Antreknesha Walker Matthew Craig

Andrew Walker Tristan Millsaps Byronesha Santiago

Kain Yates Jonathan Latson Garret Olague (CFD #6)