Concern raised in Burns after funeral procession request for ambulance is denied

Concern raised in Burns after funeral procession request for ambulance is denied

BURNS – Concern has spread throughout the Burns community regarding a local hospital’s choice not to include an ambulance in a first responder procession to honor the passing of a local paramedic’s 4-month-old son. According to paramedic Necole Ontko, who posted publicly to social media, the little boy’s mother was on the call that responded to her own unresponsive child. A common local practice when someone is lost within the first responder co…