<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3mFy7e_1GtrDimb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3mFy7e_1GtrDimb00" width="1000" height="1194" >A Webster Groves fire captain is retiring after nearly three decades with the fire department.The Webster Groves City Council recognized retiring Fire Capt. Doug Schneider during Tuesday’s council meeting.Schneider started working for the Webster Groves Fire Department in September 1998. He was promoted to fire captain in 2022, and has worked for the fire department for 28 years.Schneider was recognized as Webster Groves’ firefighter of the year in 2010 and 2026. He has also received four Unit Citation Awards from the Greater St. Louis Area Fire Chiefs Association.“Doug’s professionalism throughout his career led him to have a leadership and mentoring role in the department, gaining the respect of his fellow firefighters,” Mayor Laura Arnold said.Webster Groves Fire Chief John Bradley said Schneider has had a stellar career and is “definitely somebody that I wish we could clone.”“You’ve been pretty awesome,” Bradley told Schneider during the council meeting.“I had to meet with him about three weeks ago to figure out how to do some rope work down in fire house two, and I’m like, ‘Man, this guy’s still on fire,’” the chief told those at Tuesday’s meeting. “So I think we all appreciate that. That’s your work ethic and that’s just who you are.”</div></body>

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A Webster Groves fire captain is retiring after nearly three decades with the fire department. The Webster Groves City Council recognized retiring Fire Capt. Doug Schneider during Tuesday’s council meeting. Schneider started working for the Webster Groves Fire Department in September 1998. He was promoted to fire captain in...

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A Webster Groves fire captain is retiring after nearly three decades with the fire department. The Webster Groves City Council recognized retiring Fire Cap

Fire Capt. Retires After 3 Decades

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