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Posted: Apr 22, 2016

FDIC International 2016 Hangout, Day 5

Join us LIVE from Indianapolis at FDIC International 2016 for our Friday hangout.

1:00 - 1:35 – Fire Service Court

1:35 - 2:10 – Ken Willette

2:10 - 2:45 – Richard Gasaway

2:45 - 3:20 – Billy Greenwood

3:20 - 4:00 – Ryan Pennington

All times are EDT.

FDIC International 2016 Hangout, Day 1

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Posted: Apr 22, 2016

Maryland Asst. Chief rescues woman from burning car

The Prince George's County Fire Department is applauding a veteran firefighter for his quick thinking, pulling a woman from a burning vehicle. When he saw smoke, PGFD Assistant Fire Chief Darren Ware stopped on the side of northbound Route 301 near Brandywine Road on Wednesday. Inside a burning car on the side of the road, he found a woman in the driver's seat.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington
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Posted: Apr 22, 2016

Body found believed to be missing Virginia firefighter

After six days of searching Shenandoah National Park, Virginia State police officers preliminarily believe they have found the body of Nicole Mittendorff. Search efforts for the missing Fairfax County firefighter were suspended Thursday after crews found female remains around 2 p.m. in a remote location more than a mile from the Whiteoak Canyon parking lot where Mittendorff's car was found Saturday.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wusa9
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Posted: Apr 22, 2016

In Need of More Volunteers, New York Fire Departments Are Turning to Women

Maggie Kuebler fought through pain as she wielded heavy power tools to free victims trapped in a mock vehicle accident, one of the many tests she underwent to become a volunteer firefighter. Her 5-foot-7, 150-pound frame shook with exhaustion, but she refused to quit. She knew that some day she could face real life-or-death situations, just as her father, a former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officer whose life of service she wanted to emulate, had.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york times
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Posted: Apr 22, 2016

Embattled Maine fire chief fired after week on paid leave

Nearly a week after being placed on administrative leave for the second time in three years, the town’s fire chief has been fired. Mike Spencer was terminated as chief on Wednesday, Town Manager Paul White confirmed on Thursday. White declined to comment on the reason for the termination, whether an interim fire chief has been appointed and if the town planned to conduct a search for a new chief.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bangor daily news
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