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Detroit EMS assistant chief dies in his sleep

Assistant Chief Raymond Birch Sr., a 21-year veteran, was described as a “good guy and a good friend”

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Detroit EMS Assistant Chief Raymond Birch Sr., 54, was a 21-year veteran of the department and described as “a good guy and a good friend.”

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By EMS1 Staff

DETROIT — An assistant EMS chief died in his sleep Sunday.

Detroit News reported that Detroit EMS Assistant Chief Raymond Birch Sr., 54, was a 21-year veteran of the department and described as “a good guy and a good friend,” according to department spokesman and deputy commissioner Dave Fornell.

“We’re gobstruck right now,” Fornell said. “This is very bad.”

Assistant Chief Birch, who was also a former Marine, recently recovered from a hip surgery, but Fornell said he “bounced back” easily.

No other details were released.

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