Fire Protection

When Dave McFadden came to Fox Valley Technical College in 1974, he did not know he was about to spend the next 50-plus years helping shape one of the most respected fire protection programs in the Midwest. At the time, FVTC’s fire protection training was just getting started, “We had almost nothing,” Dave explains. “We

Goal is to introduce program to teens and recruit volunteer firefighters Fox Valley Technical College has received a state grant that will fund a high school program for students interested in volunteering or starting a career in fire protection. A $15,405 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) will allow FVTC

Fallen firefighter Mitch Lundgaard’s legacy of service lives on through scholarship For Tessa Wilson, the two most important things in life are family and helping others.    Her parents set the example: her father is a retired police officer and Air Force veteran, and her mother is a jail chaplain. “Through my parents I was taught

Oshkosh Fire, Firefighter ABC’s and FVTC partner on new program The Oshkosh Fire Department, Firefighter ABC’s and Fox Valley Technical College are partnering together on a grant program that will help remove obstacles for underrepresented groups so they can pursue careers in firefighting and emergency medical services. This collaboration was made possible by a generous

College applauded for project highlighting diversity, equity and inclusion As Wisconsin celebrates Hmong Heritage Month, the College Marketing team is particularly honored to receive a national marketing award for a project highlighting alumnus Xiong Yang and his history-making career as one of only a few Hmong firefighters in Wisconsin. The 2022 Paragon Bronze Award, for

Xiong Yang is one of only a few Hmong firefighters in Wisconsin Xiong Yang Xiong Yang takes his unique status in stride. In 2011 he graduated with an associate degree in Fire Protection and was hired by the La Crosse Fire Department. That’s where he learned he was only the third Hmong firefighter in Wisconsin at the

Spring 2021 FVTC helps this high school senior create a long-term game plan. Payton Reardon was barely a teenager when he toured Fox Valley Tech’s Public Safety Training Center (PSTC). But that tour would leave him with a lasting impression. Fast forward several years, the Appleton North High School senior will start FVTC in fall 2021 with

Xiong Yang of Oshkosh is one of only a handful of Hmong firefighters in Wisconsin. He graduated from the FVTC Fire Protection Technician program in 2011, and today is a firefighter with the Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue. “My parents fled Thailand in 1989 and settled in Oshkosh with nothing but the clothes on their backs,” he explains. “I

Tim Franz, City of Oshkosh Fire Chief Fox Valley Technical College has named City of Oshkosh Fire Chief Tim Franz as its 2017 Alumni of the Year recipient. Franz is a 1983 graduate of FVTC’s Fire Protection program and completer of its paramedic training as well. He has been with the Oshkosh Fire Department since 1985 and in 2000 earned the