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class="main-content"><div class="container main-content-inner"> <div class="row speakers-row flex-container" style="margin-top:30px;"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 speaker-column"> <div class="speaker"> <div class="image-holder" style="padding-bottom:12px;"> <a href="first-responders-2025/speakers/speaker/kayla-dale" class="no-underline"><img class="background-image" src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Kayla-Dale-new.ff4389b1d90107242f1c81549e4e5057.382f6aa328474e771e85cf3a5120256c.png" style="width:250px;" alt="Kayla Dale" /></a> </div> <p class="speaker-name" style="margin:0 0 4px 0; font-size: 20px;"><a href="first-responders-2025/speakers/speaker/kayla-dale">Kayla Dale</a></p> <p class="speaker-position" style="line-height: 130%;">PIO<br><span style=" display: block; font-weight: 600; margin: 6px 0 6px;;">Amador Fire Protection District</span></p> <div class="speakers-social" style="position: relative;"> <img 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