Fire Fighter for a Day: Local Politicians Train With First Responders

August 29 • 2015

Maryland Representative Chris Van Hollen and News4’s own Mark Segraves trained as fire fighters for a day as part of Fire Ops 101 held in conjunction with the IAFF Health, Safety and EMS Conference. “It’s one thing to know this in theory. It’s a whole other thing to go through this in real life,” Van Hollen said.

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