Lowell Moody was fire chief of the Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department in the 1940s, and his family has continued service at the Hawthorne Valley Fire Department in the following decades. Steve Moody, Rick Reuter, Barbara Reuter, Mark Nixon, Craig Nixon, Kyle Reuter, and Lindsey Reuter were interviewed for Elwood Schmidt's book "A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Project."
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Hardwick moved to Reno, Nevada in the 1970s. He has served as medical director for REMSA, Care Flight, Truckee Meadows Community College paramedic program, Sparks Fire Department, Central Lyon County Fire Protection District, and Story County Medical Director.
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In 1990 Heidemann joined the Lovelock Volunteer Fire Department. He currently works at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Hawthorne Fire Department, and works as a Chief Training Officer and EMS Coordinator. He is also an instructor for the State Fire Marshall.
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A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Holland began riding along with the fire department after 1970. She became the first woman to be licensed as an EMT after a course administered by the Clark County Health Department. She was also the first woman to finish the paramedic course at Clark County Community College.
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Homansky moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979 and worked in the emergency rooms of Valley and Desert Springs Hospitals. In 1986 he joined the Clark County Medical Advisory Board and has served two terms as chairman.
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After graduating from Tonopah High School in Tonopah, Nevada, Johnson helped with shelter management at the Civil Defense Authority. She was later part of the ambulance service in the area, a job she carried out for over 40 years.
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