Congratulations
Last updated Monday, August 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The College’s Public Safety Training & Certification Department recognized first-responders who completed national certification training
Bucks County Community College graduated 32 firefighters on Thursday, August 7, in a ceremony at the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks that drew hundreds of family, friends, and fellow first responders. The graduates, who hailed from 30 fire companies across Bucks, Montgomery and Delaware Counties, completed basic fire academy/firefighter 1 certification training at the Lower Bucks County Public Safety Training Center in Croydon.
Dr. Patrick M. Jones, President and CEO of the College, addressed the graduates and welcomed special guests that included Middletown Fire Chief and Pennsylvania State Senator Frank Farry (R-6), who gave the keynote speech. Talan C. Light, a member of the Clifton Heights Fire Company in Delaware County, received the Outstanding Student Award.
Bucks County Community College is the largest provider of fire and emergency services training and certification in Pennsylvania, training about 45,000 first responders annually in all 67 counties in the Commonwealth.
Middletown Fire Chief and Pennsylvania State Senator Frank Farry (R-6) delivers the keynote address to the class graduating from basic fire academy/firefighter 1 certification training at Bucks County Community College’s Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks Aug. 7. (CREDIT: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
Firefighters who graduated from Bucks County Community College’s Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center pose with their instructors at the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks following an Aug. 7 ceremony. The 32 first responders, who hailed from 30 fire companies across Bucks, Montgomery and Delaware counties, completed basic fire academy/firefighter 1 certification. (CREDIT: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
Talan C. Light (center) of the Clifton Heights Fire Company in Delaware County received the Outstanding Student Award at Bucks County Community College’s firefighter graduation ceremony on Aug. 7. Light was among 32 first responders who completed basic fire academy/firefighter 1 certification at the Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center in Croydon. He’s congratulated by (from left-right) Matthew Hatrak, executive director of Public Safety Training and Certification, and Dr. Patrick M. Jones, President & CEO of Bucks County Community College. (CREDIT: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)