Vista Fire Department

The Firefighter I, Firefighter II and Firefighter Survival graduation was held inside the Westchester County Fire Training Center in Valhalla, NY.

(L-to-R) FF Phil Katz, Probationary FF Jake Melcher, FF Peter Gomez, Probationary FF J.T. Bowensmith, Ex-Chief Bill Dingee and Chief Jeff Peck

(L-to-R) Probationary FF Jake Melcher, Chief Jeff Peck and Probationary FF J.T. Bowensmith

Probationary FF Jake Melcher and Probationary FF J.T. Bowensmith

(L-to-R) FF Phil Katz, Probationary FF Jake Melcher and Probationary FF J.T. Bowensmith

(L-to-R) FF Phil Katz, Probationary FF Jake Melcher, FF Peter Gomez, Probationary FF J.T. Bowensmith, Ex-Chief Bill Dingee and Chief Jeff Peck


By Vista Fire Department
January 24, 2015

Last night the Westchester County Fire Training Center in Valhalla, New York held graduations for several Firefighter I, Firefighter II and Firefighter Survival classes taken over the last several months. Two of the Vista Firefighters, J.T. Bowensmith and Jake Melcher, were among the graduates last night. Firefighter I is the initial class that all Volunteer Firefighters take to learn the basic necessary skills to become a Firefighter. With these classes under their belts, Firefighter Bowensmith & Firefighter Melcher will continue their training with other classes at the Westchester County Fire Training Center and in our own Firehouse as well. Training never ends in the Fire Service. We at the Vista Fire Department would like to congratulate Firefighter Bowensmith & Firefighter Melcher on this tremendous accomplishment and wish them continued success in their Fire Service careers!