Crime & Safety

7 Lower Merion, Narberth Firefighters Graduate Montco Fire Academy

Thirty-six people in Montgomery County Fire Academy Class 2501, including seven from Lower Merion and Narberth, graduated recently.

LOWER MERION-NARBERTH, PA — Seven Lower Merion and Narberth firefighters have graduated from the Montgomery County Fire Academy.

Local graduates are:

  • Alexander Borges, Penn Wynne Fire Company
  • John Burns IV, Bryn Mawr Fire Company
  • Kamryn Harkins, Belmont Hills Fire Company
  • Alexander Kim, Narberth Fire Company
  • Chingiz Mardanov, Penn Wynne Fire Company
  • Harrison Shapiro, Penn Wynne Fire Company
  • Emmett Varrone, Narberth Fire Company

These fire cadets were among a class of 36 that graduated Thursday.

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All cadets graduated from the Pennsylvania Entry Level Firefighter Training Program.

They are going on to protect communities as firefighters in 24 volunteer and combination fire companies in Montgomery, Berks, Chester, and Delaware counties.

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