COLUMBUS – Danville’s Cole Delaughder is one of 19 cadets who will graduate from the Ohio Fire Academy on July 26.
Delaughder was a standout football player for the Danville Blue Devils who recently graduated from Danville High School.
The Ohio Fire Academy (OFA) has announced its second graduating class of 2024, which consists of cadets from across the region.
Members of this graduating class represent a wide range of backgrounds and diverse experiences. Fourteen members of this class are from Ohio, four are from Pennsylvania, and one is from Michigan.
Graduates will be recognized at a graduation ceremony at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 26 at the OFA’s location at 8895 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068.
Graduating Cadets
A list of graduating cadets and their hometowns is below:
Bixby, John A.
Erie, Pennsylvania: Erie Fire Department
Cook, Nathan Lee
Fostoria, Ohio: Fostoria Fire Department
Delaughder, Cole
Danville, Ohio
Ekleberry, Brok A.
Tiffin, Ohio: Fostoria Fire Department
Gardner, Judah M.
Erie, Pennsylvania: Erie Fire Department
Howard, Joshua Scott
Toledo, Ohio: Sylvania Township Fire Department
Jackson, Jace C.
Celina, Ohio
Koerper, Jack A.
Tiffin, Ohio: Fostoria Fire Department
Lehman, BradLee R.
Trenton, Ohio: Hamilton Fire Department
Mason, Jonah L.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Merringer, Alexander Michael
Reynoldsburg, Ohio: Violet Township Fire Department
Miller, Jonathan D.
Marion, Ohio: Marion City Fire Department
Ochs, Seth
Newark, Ohio: Upper Arlington Fire Department
Queen, Tanner L.
Portsmouth, Ohio: Portsmouth Fire Department
Roofner, Jarod L.
Titusville, Pennsylvania: Erie Fire Department
Savoia, Nickolas E.
Waterford, Pennsylvania: Erie Fire Department
Shaw, Robert Eugene
Springfield, Ohio: Springfield Township Fire Department
Stevens, Jacob M.
West Portsmouth, Ohio: New Boston Fire Department
Stewart, Jacob Allen
Zeeland, Michigan: Erie Fire Department
The Ohio Fire Academy’s cadet training program is among the most challenging in the nation, requiring cadets to undergo rigorous physical and mental training to prepare them for the demands of firefighting. The academy’s commitment to excellence is evident in the success of its graduates who are highly sought after by fire departments across the state.