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Ill. paramedic did job right, friends recall

By Rebecca Little
The Chicago Tribune

A firefighter and paramedic killed in a weekend accident was remembered Monday by colleagues for his willingness to go above and beyond the call.

Jeffrey Herrick, 36, of Carpentersville, was a firefighter and paramedic in Bloomingdale for seven years and a paid-on-call firefighter and paramedic with the West Dundee Fire Department for 13 years.

“Anybody who does this job in two places definitely has a passion for the job and helping people,” said Battalion Chief Walter Beahan of the Bloomingdale Fire Department. ...

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