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2/13/2009 - Sun Gazette Newspapers

Fairfax County has been named a finalist in the quest to hold the 2015 World Police and Fire Games, a competition second in size only to the Olympic Summer Games.

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2/9/2009 - WTOP Radio

FAIRFAX, VA - The second largest sporting event in the world could be coming to Fairfax County in 2015.The World Police and Fire Games, which is held every two years, would bring 7,000 to 12,000 athletes from 65 countries to Fairfax County in 2015.

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2/10/2005 - The Washington Post

The World Police & Fire Games are a specialized Olympics that feature law enforcement officers from 60 countries competing insports from basketball to climbing steep stairs in full firefightr gear.The biennial event has been held since 1985 in exotic venues from Barcelona to stockholm.

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9/7/2006

Fairfax is wooing the World Police and Fire Games, which would draw 10,000 first responders and be one of the largest events in the county.

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