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IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2014

Fire Chief to Recognize Everyday Hero

Thursday, August 28, 201411:30 a.m.Travilah Fire Station #32 9615 Darnestown Road, Rockville, Maryland NW Corner of Darnestown Road and Shady Grove Road

Montgomery County, MD - - A man who collapsed while jogging will meet his rescuers in a special ceremony at Travilah Fire Station #32 on Thursday, August 28th. Fire Chief Steve Lohr will recognize a Rockville resident who rushed to the joggers side when he collapsed at a local playground and provided life-saving CPR until medics arrived on the scene.

The quick-thinking resident did not know for weeks whether the man, who was running with a young child in a baby jogger at the time he collapsed, had survived. It wasnt until officials from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service were contacted by the victims family in hopes that they could locate and thank the rescuers who saved his life. They will meet for the first time on Thursday --- coincidentally, the joggers 32nd birthday. The 911 dispatcher and members from the EMS crew that responded and ultimately transported the critically ill patient to the hospital will also be on hand. # # #

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