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Cheryl Kretschmer oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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Kretschmer moved to Nevada in 1966 and got her EMT certification from Clark County Community College in 1970. She worked in the ambulance service in Pahrump, Nevada before moving to Tonopah, Nevada and working in the ambulance service there. She has been training EMT students in Nye, Lincoln, Esmeralda, and Mineral Counties for several decades.
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John Lambert oral history interview, 2012 November 30
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Lambert became a member of the Fernley, Nevada Volunteer Fire Department in 1977. He has also taught EMT classes.
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Louie Lemaire oral history interview, 2013 July 18
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Lemaire joined the Battle Mountain fire department in 1960. He served as chief of the department from 1975 to 1980. He then served as county commissioner.
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Louis Lemaire oral history interview, 2013 February 09
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Lemaire joined the Battle Mountain Volunteer Fire Department in 1977. He took basic EMT training while studying at the University of Nevada, Reno. He joined the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District in 1978 and worked there until his retirement in 2007.
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Len Lafoom oral history interview, 2013 May 17
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Lafoom moved to Pahrump, Nevada in 1964 and became a member of the Professional Rescue Instructors of Nevada. He was the director of the Amargosa Valley ambulance service from 1972 to 1983.
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Dennis Larsen oral history interview, 2013 January 31
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Larsen began working for Ernie Moore at Mercy Ambulance in Las Vegas, Nevada as a dispatcher in 1969. He joined the Las Vegas Police Department in 1971.
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William Lawrey oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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Lawry joined the Fallon, Nevada Fire Department in 1968.
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Charles and Susan Lawson oral history interview, 2012 December 17
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The Lawsons were part of the Professional Rescue Instructors of Nevada from around 1976 until 1988.
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John Lisle oral history interview, 2013 March 13
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Lisle joined the Beatty, Nevada fire department in 1967 while still in college. He served in the ambulance service for seventeen years before retiring.
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Rob Loveberg oral history interview, 2013 March 23
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Loveberg currently serves as the Chief of the Smith Valley Fire District, which he joined in 2000 after moving from Douglas County.
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