Missing Firefighter: Fairfax County to Send 30 Search + Rescue to Help Find Nicole Mittendorff

PHOTOS: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue firefighter and paramedic Nicole Mittendorff is missing; vigil held Wednesday night for missing firefighter; photos courtesy of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

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FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Fairfax County plans to send 30 personnel this weekend to help search for missing firefighter/paramedic Nicole Mittendorff, a 31-year old, three-year veteran with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, who was reported missing last Friday, April 15.

The National Park Service has requested search assistance from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Throughout Saturday and Sunday, 30 experienced and trained search and rescue personnel will assist in conducting a wide area search in the Shenandoah National Park.

Mittendorff's 2009 Mini Cooper was found abandoned near the White Oak Canyon Trail, close to Old Rag, shortly before 8 p.m. the next day in in Shenandoah National Park. Nicole is 5’6”, approximately 125 lbs with blonde hair and green eyes. Mittendorff called in sick to her job April 13.

A vigil was held Wednesday night at a Fairfax County fire station in Fairfax Station. "Sweetheart, I love you," Mittendorff's husband Steve, said. "I am praying for you. I'm not sure where you are but know that we are all looking for you. And I look forward to your safe return."

WUSA-9 reported that the two may have been separated.

Anyone with information concerning her whereabouts is asked to call Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026 or email at questions@vsp.virginia.gov.

The National Park Service has requested search assistance from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Throughout Saturday and Sunday, 30 experienced and trained search and rescue personnel will assist in conducting a wide area search in the Shenandoah National Park.