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Organization suspends volunteer paramedic for driving sick boy to the hospital
James Nani recordonline.com ELLENVILLE — The resignation of an Ellenville First Aid and Rescue Squad volunteer who admits breaking rules to transport a sick child to the hospital has caused an outcry in the community. At about 11 a.m. on Dec. 11, EMT and squad leader Stephen Sawyer, 20, was at the squad's Webster Street headquarters when a call came in about a 4-year-old having seizures. An Ellenville paramedic soon arrived at the boy's home in an SUV, Sawyer says, and called for an ambulance. Sawyer, who was alone at headquarters, put in a call to the Kerhonkson Accord First Aid Squad, but they were busy on another call. Sawyer thought about Mobile Life Support Services, where he also works and drives ambulances, but its squads were so far away they'd take about 45 minutes to arrive, Sawyer says. Took matters into own hands In the next 15 minutes, three more calls for ambulances came up empty and, Sawyer says, he couldn't wait any longer. Despite squad rules requiring someone to be 21 to drive the ambulance, Sawyer got in the ambulance, drove some 4-5 miles, picked up the child, his mother, and the paramedic and got them to Ellenville Regional Hospital without an issue... In a 4-3 decision, the board said it would suspend him for 60 days, revoke his title on the communications committee and his title as advisor from the Youth Squad that he restarted as a 15-year-old squad member. Shocked by the decision, Sawyer says he grabbed a slip of paper and signed his resignation on the spot. Soon after, Ulster County Fire/Rescue Incidents posted the story on its popular Facebook page and the story went viral, with almost 400 comments and more than 1,300 "likes." Most all of the comments were in support of Sawyer and were critical of the board. to read more: recordonline.com
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