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The Maryland State Fire Marshal. A New Jersey Senator. The Chief of the Atlanta Fire Department ... the list goes on and on ...

Many Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department alumni have become leaders of the nation's fire service and in other areas of society. Here are some of alumni and what they've been up to. In addition, Countless HVFD alumni have gone on to successful careers as professional firefighters throughout the region and nation.

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Dennis Rubin
A former HVFD volunteer and line officer, Dennis is currently Chief of Atlanta Fire Department. Dennis is the former chief of Norfolk, VA, and the former fire chief and city manager of Dothan, Alabama.

William Barnard
An HVFD Life Member, Bill retired from the Prince George's County Fire Department as Lt. Col., and currently serves as the Maryland State Fire Marshal.

David Moltrup
The brother of Chief Emeritus Doc Moltrup, this HVFD Life Member recently retired from Montgomery County (MD) Fire/Rescue as a Captain with 38 years of service. David is also a nationally-recognized expert on forcible entry.

Tom Kean Jr.
A former HVFD member and Vice President, Tom served as a state senator in New Jersey and was a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006. Tom is the son of former New Jersey governor Tom Kean Sr., who also headed the 9/11 Commission.

Tom Gardiner
A former HVFD live-in, Tom currently heads up Shirmer Engineering's Altlanta office.

Dr. David Icove
A former HVFD live-in, David currently professor at University of Tennessee, nationally-recognized expert in computer-aided arson pattern recognition (http://www.ece.utk.edu/bios/Adjunct/Icove.html).

Dave Iannone and Chris Hebert
This pair of HVFD life members founded national fire service Web site Firehouse.com in 1998.

Thomas Walters
A former HVFD live-in, Thomas is the fire chief of Limerick Township Fire Dept. in Montgomery County, PA.

Ronald Hassan
A former HVFD live-in and officer, Ron retired from PGFD as Battalion Chief.

Louis P. Alar
A life member and former Deputy Chief, Luke is the Director of Environmental Health & Safety at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Robert Baker
The former HVFD Deputy Chief and Board Chairman, Robert retired from DCFD as Battalion Chief. His son is the current chief of the Burtonsville VFD.

Andy Levy
Andy, a Life Member and former Assistant Chief, is the Coordinator of MFRI's North Central Region. He is a former instructor with the Iowa State University Fire Service Institute

J. Gordon Routley
A former HVFD live-in and former fire chief in Shreveport, LA, Gordon is a nationally-recognized fire service author and fire service safety expert.

Stanley L. Poole
A former HVFD member and Hyattsville City career firefighter, Stanley retired from the Prince George's County Fire Department as Major. He is past Chief of Frederick County (MD) Fire/Rescue.

David Berry
This former HVFD active member is an Anne Arundel County, Maryland Battalion Chief.

Stan Browski
A former HVFD live-in member, Stan is currently a fire chief in Pennsylvania.

Chuck Story
A former HVFD live-in member, Chuck is currently a fire chief of the Northmoreland Township VFC Pennsylvania, as well as \9-1-1 coordinator of Wyoming County, Pa.

Mark Smith
This former HVFD live-in member and line officer is currently the Fire Marshal of Alachua County, Florida (where the University of Florida is located).

David Borchardt
A former active member and line officer, David is a captain with the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department.

Larry Preston
A former active member, Larry retired as a Lieutenant Colonel with the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department.

Robert Alwang
A former active member and Captain, Robert retired from Montgomery County, Md. Fire/Rescue as Assistant Chief.

Robert J. Edwards
Bob, a past president and volunteer Lieutenant with the HVFD, is a retired Dade County, Florida police officer.

Dave Pullen
Dave, a life member and past lieutenant, now serves as the Safety and Fire Protection Engineer for the Baltimore/Washington Veteran's Administration.

Geoff Donahue
This former live-in member is currently the Chief of Emergency Response for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).

Last Updated ( Friday, 19 January 2007 )

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