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Central Carolina Community College's Firefighter Academy graduated 14 students during a Dec. 21 ceremony at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The graduates had completed 833 hours of rigorous training at the college's Emergency Services Training Center, in Sanford. The graduates were (kneeling, from left) Kyle Goodwin, sponsored by Moncure Fire Department; Jennifer Thomas and Matthew Webster, both sponsored by Benhaven Emergency Services; William Gilfillan, sponsored by Apex F.D.; Derec Mercer, sponsored by Crains Creek F.D.; and Michael Molston, sponsored by Anderson Creek E.S.; and (standing, from left) Brian Campbell, sponsored by Apex F.D.; Douglas Jackson, sponsored by Northview F.D.; Charles Smith, sponsored by Buies Creek F.D.; Michael Weaver, Jr., sponsored by Lillington F.D.; Capt. Wilbert 'Tramp' Dunn, Firefighter Academy coordinator; Joshua Strickland, sponsored by Apex F.D.; Jeremy Blanton, sponsored by Cypress Pointe F.D.; Justin Barker, sponsored by Carthage F.D.; and Keagan McDonald, sponsored by Stedman F.D. Awards presented at the graduation were: Most Improved, Jennifer Thomas; Valedictorian, Derec Mercer; and Leadership Award, Joshua Strickland. For more information about the Firefighter Academy, contact Joey Shue, (919) 777-7778 or jshue@cccc.edu.