403rd Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy -02/01/21
403rd Basic Police Class to Graduate from Oregon Public Safety Academy
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 403rd Basic Police Class.
The Basic Police Class is 16-weeks in length and includes dozens of training areas including survival skills, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, community policing, elder abuse, drug recognition, and dozens of other subjects.
Basic Police Class 403 will graduate during a private ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the need for social distancing the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training regrets that this ceremony will be closed to the public. However, we would like to publicly congratulate Basic Police #BP403 on their successful completion of basic training
Graduating members of BP 403:
Police Officer Brandon Bloom
Corvallis Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Bottoms
Josephine County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Tyler Buckwald
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Alexandrea Cromwell
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Spencer Dahl
Roseburg Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jarrod Daniels
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Amy Davis
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Philip Dimalanta
Beaverton Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Braden Esquivel
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Zacharyah Fender
Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Alex Grant
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Harper
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Paul Harris
Albany Police Department
Police Officer Paige Hughes
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff William Johnson
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Cooper Kamps
Talent Police Department
Police Officer Tyler Kline
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Cody Kyriss
Salem Police Department
Police Officer James Lemire
Beaverton Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Nichole Matlock
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Gabriel Medina
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Justin Moe
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Nichols
Klamath County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Charles Perry
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Petetit
Josephine County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jeremy Richmond
Springfield Police Department
Police Officer Taten Rupp
Eugene Police Department
Police Officer Michael Schumacher
Tigard Police Department
Police Officer Noelan Smith
Eugene Police Department
Police Officer Laura Soukup
Beaverton Police Department
Police Officer Micah Steeves
Carlton Police Department
Police Officer Brek Steigleder
Springfield Police Department
Police Officer Rylee Stewart
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Sarah Stinson
Corvallis Police Department
Police Officer Chase Tedrow
Corvallis Police Department
Police Officer Chad Treichler
Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Alex Wilson
Linn County Sheriff's Office
## Background Information on the DPSST ##
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 235 acres in Salem. The Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training programs and active stakeholder involvement. Les Hallman serves as the Interim Director, and Darren Bucich, Chief of McKenzie Fire & Rescue, serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards established by the Board for the training and certification of more than 40,000 city, tribal, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers.
DPSST provides training to more than 25,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem: certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board.