{"id":72,"date":"2017-08-22T04:08:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T04:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:52:23","slug":"the-baltimore-county-fire-rescue-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/login\/index.php\" target=\"_self\"  role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLog On to the InFERNO Learning Management System\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/cropped-Fire-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Quick Links<\/em><\/strong>\n\t<h3><em>Desire.\u00a0 Determination.\u00a0 Dedication.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t<div class='white' style='background:rgba(0,0,0,0); border:solid 0px rgba(0,0,0,0); 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