** Illinois EMT/fire chief killed in on-the-job accident with fire truck
** New York EMT fired 3 years after allegedly threatening a colleague with a knife
UNITED STATES NEWS
** A Medora, Illinois EMT/firefighter is dead after a Thursday accident at a medical chopper landing site. ABC 20 (February 6) said Fire Chief Kenneth Lehr died after a fire truck backed into him at an MVA scene. According to the news station, Lehr had overseen the Medora Volunteer Fire Department for 9 years. He also worked EMS for the district on an as needed basis. An autopsy took place Friday. Funeral arrangements are pending.
** Following a three year investigation, a Fire Department of New York (FDNY) EMT has been fired for allegedly threatening two colleagues with a knife. That is the word from the New York Daily News (Amber Jamieson/February 8) which said Sean Holdip, 35, was apparently let go in December after exhausting all appeals in relation to the March 10, 2011 incident. According to the newspaper, Holdip wielded the 4†blade while outside Brooklyn’s Brookdale Hospital. The incident followed a similarly menacing one in late 2010 when he allegedly swung a broom at a coworker who he thought had made disparaging remarks about his driving skills. In addition to the two aforementioned occurrences, Holdip is also accused of calling a female medic a derogatory name. During the course of the investigation into his conduct, he was relegated to working in the supply room.
