August 15, 2025
Clermont Petty Officer Brodey Fleming Earns National Rescue Certifications
By Kyle Coppola
Clermont Petty Officer Brodey Fleming Earns National Rescue Certifications
Petty Officer First Class Brodey Fleming, a 16-year-old member of the Clermont Battalion of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, was one of only 20 cadets selected from across the country to participate in a Special Operations Rope Rescue Training held in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.
Over the course of nine intense days, Brodey and his fellow cadets tackled a physically and mentally demanding curriculum designed to mirror real-world emergency response training. The program covered everything from knot tying and rappelling to high-angle litter rigging and patient extractions, all under the rigorous standards of the National Fire Protection Association.
(Petty Officer First Class Brodey Fleming holds up his NFPA Certificate. He was one of just 20 Cadets chosen from across the country to participate in this.)
By the end of the training, Brodey had earned two nationally recognized NFPA certifications, and a new love for repelling and saving lives.
Brodey has been a dedicated member of the Clermont Battalion for four years. The rope rescue course was made possible through partnerships with seasoned professionals from organizations like Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services, the Lebanon Fire Department, Smith County Rescue Squad, Sparta-White County Rescue Squad, and Mountain Ropes Safety Courses. These mentors brought real-life expertise to the training, guiding cadets through challenging scenarios and emphasizing teamwork, safety, and split-second decision-making.
(Petty Officer First Class Brodey Fleming taking part in the 9-day training at Signal Mountain in Tennessee.)
Officials noted that cadets were trained under the same NFPA 2500 and 1006 standards followed by professional emergency service personnel, ensuring each graduate is capable of performing at a high level in emergency situations.
The United States Naval SeaCadet Corps introduces youth aged 10 to 18 years of age with a myriad of lifetime experiences. To learn more about the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps and how to get involved, visit SeaCadets.org.
(Petty Officer Brodey Fleming poses for a photo on the edge of Signal Mountain in Tennessee.)
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
