LAFD Ceremony Salutes 82 Newly Promoted Members

The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of 82 LAFD uniformed and civilian members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank or status within the Department.

Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley oversaw a formal promotion ceremony at the LAFD Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park on Friday, November 15, 2024.

Honored were newly promoted:

CAPTAIN II
JAMES DUFFY
CHRISTOPHER GIBBONEY
BRIAN HAMMOND
BRETT KEARNS
DAVID KOHL
RUBEN TORRES

CAPTAIN I
JACK ALBERT
NICHOLAS ALVARENGA
KAMERON CARLIS
SCOTT CLEELAND
TIMOTHY COULOMBE
BLAKE DAYEN
ENRIQUE DUQUE
CODY EITNER
MICHAEL ELEFANTE
KEVIN FRANK
DANIEL GUTIERREZ
SARAH HALPENNY
DENNIS LE
VIET LEFEVRE
GERARDO PUGA
SEAN RORDEN
JORDAN ROSS
ERIC SHINN
JOHN TRUMP
DAVID VERDUZCO
MADISON VIRAY
ERIC VOGT
DONALD WARNER
DEVIN WHITSELL

INSPECTOR I
DREON BROWN
ERIK SAN MARTIN
JOEL WILLIAMS

APPARATUS OPERATOR
ZANE ARCHER
STEPHEN BENAVENTE
RICHARD CERVANTES
EDGAR GARCIA
OWEN HARVEY
REX HOOK
ERIC JASPERSON
BRYAN MOORE
JORGE RIVERA
RUDY ROCHA
MAXIMILIAN RODRIGUEZ
ADALBERTO SALAZAR
ANDREW SMITH
ADRIAN TORRES
JESUS VEGA

ENGINEER
AUSTIN AUDLEY
HANNAH BROWN
KYLE CAWDREY
CESAR CERVANTES
ANDY DE LA ROSA
DAVONE DRAKFORD
ZACHARY DUDA
RICHARD FRANCO
STEVEN GONZALEZ
ZACHARY KNIGHT
DENVER LEAMY
FERNANDO LINARES
CHRISTIAN MAGNUSEN
JAMES MAY
EVELYN MEDINA
MORCUS MESSIHA
LAWRENCE NEWBERRY
KEITH NYEHOLT
MICHAEL OESER
CHRISTIAN OH
JEFFREY ORANTES
RANDY OSBORN
JOSEPH PAMBIANCO
MASON PATRICK
KYLE SPARKMAN
JOSHUA SUMNER
MARK WAGONER
RICHARD ZWIRN

CIVILIANS
LESLEY JENNIFER CORNEJO
LOC HINH
HOLLY MCGRATH
JOSE RODRIGUEZ
NICK TRINH
ALEX SIQUENZA

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