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Boston EMS Union: Ambulances Took Back Seat to Super's SUV
JAY FITZGERALD
The Boston Herald
With ambulances waiting for repairs, a top Boston EMS supervisor had a mechanic work instead on his personal SUV, the EMS union charges.
"It's ridiculous,'' said EMT union head James Orsino of ambulance fleet manager Tim Holland's Lexus repairs in late August. ``Ten percent of the (ambulances) were waiting for him to finish'' work on his car before they could be dispatched.
"This is absolutely a safety issue,'' he added.
The commission that oversees the Boston EMS unit said it looked into the matter and ``took appropriate action.''
Management sources said Holland, deputy EMS superintendent, did put his Lexus SUV on the lift in a government-owned garage, but they say Holland inspected the vehicle himself.
---Rest HERE: http://www.emsresponder.com/article/article.jsp?id=4389&siteSection=1 ---
JAY FITZGERALD
The Boston Herald
With ambulances waiting for repairs, a top Boston EMS supervisor had a mechanic work instead on his personal SUV, the EMS union charges.
"It's ridiculous,'' said EMT union head James Orsino of ambulance fleet manager Tim Holland's Lexus repairs in late August. ``Ten percent of the (ambulances) were waiting for him to finish'' work on his car before they could be dispatched.
"This is absolutely a safety issue,'' he added.
The commission that oversees the Boston EMS unit said it looked into the matter and ``took appropriate action.''
Management sources said Holland, deputy EMS superintendent, did put his Lexus SUV on the lift in a government-owned garage, but they say Holland inspected the vehicle himself.
---Rest HERE: http://www.emsresponder.com/article/article.jsp?id=4389&siteSection=1 ---
