PIKETON, Ohio - The United States Enrichment Corporation’s Portsmouth Plant recently recognized six members of its Fire Department for completion of the state of Ohio’s Firefighter II course. This course trains certified Firefighter I firefighters to the Firefighter II level. It requires the participant to successfully complete a fire training course of at least 120 hours that meets all objectives set forth in the current National Fire Protection Association Standards 1001 for Firefighter II level.

The Firefighter II training, the highest certification for a firefighter, requires the knowledge and demonstration of the skills required by a professional firefighter. These include sprinkler system operation, smoke removal from buildings, proper hose handling, search and rescue techniques, building construction/strength during a fire and safety while fire fighting.

The class was conducted by Maria Donini, Fire Department Training Commander at the Portsmouth site. Maria is a State of Ohio Certified Fire Instructor. The test was administrated by the state of Ohio.

The following firefighters completed the course, passed the state test and have achieved their Firefighter II certification from the state of Ohio. They are listed along with their local fire department affiliations (if any):

• Mary Ann McWhorter
• Dan Burkitt (Waverly Fire Department—Pike County)
• Steve Vaughters (Rosemount Fire Department—Scioto County)
• Charles Valentine (Lieutenant/Member of Waverly Fire Department—Pike County
• Scott Cool (Assistant Chief/Member of Pebble Township Fire Department—Pike County)
• Brian Howell (Assistant Chief/Member of Union Township Fire Department—Scioto County).

The United States Enrichment Corporation is a subsidiary of USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU), a global energy company and the world’s leading supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants.

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