Robert Villegas of the Scotch Plains Fire Department

Union County Freeholder Alexander Mirabella (R) congratulates Robert Villegas of the Scotch Plains Fire Department on graduating from the Union County Fire Training Academy as part of the Fall 2014 Class during a graduation ceremony at Union County College in Cranford.

Firefighter Villegas earned the Chief Anthony Schepis Award for Excellence in Firefighter 1 and the Battalion Chief Ken Nocera Memorial Award for Outstanding Excellence in Firefighter 1.

They are joined by Scotch Plains Fire Chief Jonathan Ellis.