OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (WMC) – The City of Olive Branch is recognizing six members of the fire department for their role in saving the life of a government employee back in September.
Mayor Ken Adams and Fire Chief William Clark issued Lifesaving Awards to the following employees during Tuesday night’s board meeting:
- Fire Lieutenant/EMT Jeff Hawks
- Driver/Paramedic Patrick Depriest
- Firefighter/EMT Will Preslar
- Firefighter/EMT Jaiden Bell
- Paramedic Peyton Elkins
- Paramedic Paul Coletta
City officials say that on the morning of September 29, a city employee experienced a medical emergency and became unresponsive at city hall.
First responders arrived and immediately began treating the employee, who went into cardiac arrest and respiratory failure shortly thereafter…