78 New EMTs Are Graduated From Training Academy

By ARI PAUL

The Fire Department June 17 graduated 78 new Emergency Medical Technicians on Randall's Island.

"Although work conditions are tremendously stressful and the hours are long and irregular, we rely on your ability to be physically and emotionally strong enough to do the back-breaking, often-dangerous work because someone's life is on the line," Emergency Medical Service Chief-in-Charge John Peruggia said during the ceremony.

The Graduates

The new EMTs are Walter S. Adler, Mir M. Ali, Tameeka Anderson, Leon Aronov, Lazar Aronov, Jesan-Michael Avila-Hyde, Michael Belvedere, Mario Bengochea, Jennifer Bernstein, Peter Bilardello, Timothy Bittar, Aline Bocanegra, Vincent Bui, Anthony Burrell, Thomas Cahill, Amanza Campbell, John Cane, Joseph Castelli, Lee Castro, Phillip Chun, David Deleon, Taralena Derosa, Louis Devino, Johnny Emington, Daniel Fernandez, Karen Ford, Robert Fredette, Anatoliy Gavrilov, Brian Gerrato, Adonay Gonzalez, Gladys Guerra-Santiago, Dindeyal P. Harricharan, Keesha Harris, Kimberly Hattan, Lacy Higgins, Ceasar Holloway, Alfred Infante;

Tosha Johnson, Wayne J. Ko, John Krause, Monica Laljeit, Thomas Leonard, Avia Levi, Jack Lin, Juan Madera, James McCabe, David McDonald, Orsy Medrano, Yaniri Miranda, Melonie Mitchell-George, Olbit A. Munoz, Tanya Murray, Wavelene Nicholas, Sean Nolan, Nyla Page-Walthrus, Hanifa Parris, Brian Prior, Ilia Razoumov, Melanie Rivera, Frank Rizzo, Ashanti Robinson, Josmiry Rodriguez, Andrew J. Savage, Jessica Schenker, Shraga Schupak, Chunghing Sham, Jose Solis, Alexander Soucy, Matthew Suckle, Franklin Trabucco, Ricky Vein, Craig W. Walters, Dennis Wong, Kam Wong, Markus Wyant, Jaron Wyche, Kenny Yu and Christian Zamora.