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Steven Mittendorff, whose firefighter-wife Nicole took her own life after being harassed, called for the resignation of Fairfax County's fire chief.

Steven Mittendorff, the widow of Nicole Mittendorff, the Fairfax County firefighter who took her own life after allegedly being bullied for months, called for the resignation of Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers.

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