The Jefferson County Emergency Medicine System and Trauma Care Council graduated nine new emergency medical technicians at a May 24 ceremony in Port Hadlock.

The graduates are Megan Fields, Brinnon Fire Department; Devon Beckham, East Jefferson Fire Rescue; Josue Barajas, Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue; Tyson Svetich, Quilcene Fire Rescue; K. Heidt, Jefferson County Search & Rescue; Sandra Pawley, Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue and Brinnon Fire Department; James Stewart, Jefferson County Search & Rescue and Discovery Bay Volunteer Fire & Rescue; Nick Forcier, Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue; and Andrew Lewis, Quilcene Fire Rescue.

The students completed more than 200 hours of training over a three-month period under the instruction of Lieutenant Trevor Bergen, a firefighter/paramedic with East Jefferson Fire Rescue.

Pictured, from left to right, are Devon Beckham, Tammy Ridgway, Sandra Pawley, Tyson Svetich, Megan Fields, Andrew Lewis, K. Heidt, James Stewart, Nick Forcier, Josue Barajas, Trevor Bergen and Fire Chief Tim Manly.