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Fallen Ky. paramedic to get national honor

WKYT

PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — An eastern Kentucky paramedic, who died while helping at a car accident victim, will be getting a national honor.

Christa Burchett will be among those remembered during a ceremony October 4th at the National Fire Academy in Maryland.

Burchett was the Paintsville assistant fire chief and EMS director.

Full story: She died when a coal truck slid on an icy road and hit her at the scene of a crash