• July 18, 2025

Fire Fighter Specialist Academy

Fire Fighter Specialist Academy

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The County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) welcomed a new cohort of fire fighter specialists (FFS).

These 46 individuals recently completed the reimagined FFS Academy hosted by the Training Services Division. Fire fighter specialists perform specialized fire suppression, prevention, and control activities. Fire fighter specialists are also known as engineers and drive the apparatus.

Effective June 25, 2025, each FFS in this training academy began a new promotional assignment.

We wish all newly promoted FFSs well in their new assignments!

Fire Fighter Specialist Ariana Abadie

Fire Fighter Specialist Daniel Arellano

Fire Fighter Specialist Ryan Backes

Fire Fighter Specialist Steven Bejarano

Fire Fighter Specialist Shane Carter

Fire Fighter Specialist Theodore Caselli

Fire Fighter Specialist Mark Casey

Fire Fighter Specialist Brandon Cosentino

Fire Fighter Specialist Dimitri Coutsoyannopoulos

Fire Fighter Specialist Scott Durkin

Fire Fighter Specialist Kyle Eden

Fire Fighter Specialist Daniel Enriquez

Fire Fighter Specialist Lyvan Friend

Fire Fighter Specialist Ondrae Garcia

Fire Fighter Specialist Benjamin Garcia

Fire Fighter Specialist Robert Gimenez Jr.

Fire Fighter Specialist Erik Gunn

Fire Fighter Specialist Steven Handy

Fire Fighter Specialist Salvador Hernandez

Fire Fighter Specialist Patrick Joyce

Fire Fighter Specialist Franklin Kaihewalu

Fire Fighter Specialist William Kroschel

Fire Fighter Specialist Anna Larini

Fire Fighter Specialist James Lorenzen

Fire Fighter Specialist Brian Lugo

Fire Fighter Specialist Nicholas Mandell

Fire Fighter Specialist Jose Marroquin

Fire Fighter Specialist Efren Mendoza

Fire Fighter Specialist Cameron Moore

Fire Fighter Specialist William Moreland

Fire Fighter Specialist Michael Moreno

Fire Fighter Specialist Ernest Mullenax

Fire Fighter Specialist Joshua Nersissian

Fire Fighter Specialist Ryan Nutt

Fire Fighter Specialist Joseph Puplava

Fire Fighter Specialist Tony Ramos

Fire Fighter Specialist Kevin Romero

Fire Fighter Specialist Clayton Rowe

Fire Fighter Specialist Joshua Salaets

Fire Fighter Specialist Christopher Smith

Fire Fighter Specialist Zak Soulliere

Fire Fighter Specialist Anthony Souza

Fire Fighter Specialist John Thompson

Fire Fighter Specialist Alycia Wagner

Fire Fighter Specialist Brian Whitaker

Fire Fighter Specialist Russell Wright