NEW YORK — An EMT has been relieved of his duties and is under investigation after an apparent scheme to cheat a certification exam.
EMT Bernard Shore, a volunteer critical-care EMT, posted an ad on Craigslist asking for a paramedic above the age of 40 to take the exam for him, offering $400 in exchange for the service, according to LongIsland.com.
Shore told an undercover N.Y. Post reporter that he piloted a fire-rescue boat, but suffered from scoliosis and consequently could not sit for an hours-long test, according to the report.
“I am looking for a EMT-CC or paramedic to take the state test for me. Must be a male age 40+ I will take care of the ID,” the classified read. “I am refreshing after 12 years and I have a disability that I [can’t] sit for 3-4 hours. I would do it myself if I could.”
Robert Kropacek, chairman of the Port Washington Fire Department Board of Directors, said that Shore had been relieved of his duties until further notice and that the department is “fully cooperating with any law-enforcement or administrative investigations,” according to the report.