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Donald Diede oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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A native of Yerington, Nevada, Diede joined the Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department in 1969. He stopped working for the ambulance service in 1976.
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Ron Drake oral history interview, 2013 January 31
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Drake joined the Clark County Fire Department in 1966 and then again in 1971 after returning from military service. During the 1970s he helped establish the rescue test for the department. He retired in 1996.
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Larry Dunton oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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A native of McGill, Nevada, Dunton began managing a group of physicians in 1962. In 1973, Dunton began EMT classes, and by 1982 had begun teaching the classes. He performed ambulance duties until 1993.
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Bob Elliott oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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Elliott arrived in Tonopah in 1980 when he was assigned to a nearby Air Force site. He joined the ambulance service and received EMT training from the Air Force
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Dave England oral history interview, 2013 March 08
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England was interviewed by Elwood Schmidt for Schmidt's book "A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Project."
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Donald Fabbi oral history interview, 2013 March 14
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A native of Tonopah, Nevada, Fabbi worked for the Nevada Power Company after graduating high school in 1953. In 1961, he was badly burned, and when he returned to work he became the safety director. In the late 1960s, he began teaching at Clark County Community College.
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Al Ferrell oral history interview, 2012 October 16
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A native of Hawthorne, Nevada, Ferrell joined the Mineral County Fire Department in 1977 and took EMT training in 1978. He worked for both the US Navy base in Hawthorne and the MCFD.
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Temple Fletcher oral history interview, 2013 January 25
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Fletcher was interviewed by Elwood Schmidt for Schmidt's book "A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Project."
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Dave Fogerson oral history interview, 2013 February 15
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Fogerson moved to Reno, Nevada in 1993 and worked at the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.
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B.J. Foster oral history interview, 2013 March 14
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Foster is chief of the Walker Lake Fire and Ambulance Department. He worked for the California State Fire Marshall's Office until 2010.
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