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Article: Fire chief is a breed apart; Raises rare draft horses.(SATURDAY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 28, 2002
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Byline: Matthew Cella, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
When Frank Tremel walks into his farmhouse in Owensville, Md., after feeding his horses, three Dalmatians rush to meet him. One is Maxine. The other two, Ashes and Cinders, provide a clue that the man wearing muddy boots and layers of flannel shirts leads two lives.
He's one of the top breeders of the rare American Cream Draft horse as well as the longest-serving firefighter in the District. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Batallion Chief Tremel has been on the job for 40 years and has seen much of the city's contemporary history.
Chief Tremel already had been on the job six years by the time ...
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