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TRI-COUNTY PRESS

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017

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Trustee candidate stands behind heated exchange with customer A local candidate is standing behind his heated exchange with a customer in late May. Kyle’s Gunshop owner Kyle Hufford, who is running for Springfield Township trustee in November, entered an email dispute with customer Kayla Irby over Memorial Day weekend. Irby had ordered a gun online, and her application was denied. Hufford was inside the shop the day she came for a refund, but Kyle’s was closed for business. That’s when tempers flared. What followed was an email exchange that culminated in a complaint by Irby, which included the string of emails, to the Springfield Township Police Department. The issue ultimately ended with a refund, minus a restocking fee, but not

before comments were also posted on Hufford’s Facebook page. Hufford explained in his initial email reply to Irby that his shop had been closed the day she tried to get a refund, and that he would not issue her a refund because of her enraged response to him. The two traded barbs, with Hufford banning her from the store and Irby threatening to press charges of theft for refusing to issue the refund. The exchange totaled more than 20 emails over a day and included one in which Irby referenced Hufford’s wife: “Dummy since u seem uneducated I already called my bank Saturday we was just waiting on u to cancel stupid See TRUSTEE, Page 2A THE ENQUIRER/ KELLY MCBRIDE

Kyle’s Gunshop owner Kyle Hufford stands behind statements he made to an irate customer.

Women of Year nominations continue through Aug. 4 Know a woman who is making a difference in the community through her investment of time and talent? Then consider celebrating her spirit of giving with a nomination for 2017 The Enquirer & The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Women of the Year. Nominations are open through noon Friday, Aug. 4. You can nominate one or more women online at

http://www.gcfdn.org/WOY. Introduced by The Enquirer in 1968, the Women of the Year program annually recognizes 10 local women who have supported philanthropic efforts and who have improved civic life through their investment of time, energy and their own belief in helping others. Close to 500 women have been honored over the years.

THE ENQUIRER/JENNIE KEY

Springfield Township Firefighter/EMT Ben Browe and Firefighter/Paramedic Rob Kallendorf demonstrate the usage of a bariatric cot and a new hydraulic lift designed to make it easier and safer to move large and overweight patients.

Fire departments take aim at paramedic shortage Chris Mayhew cmayhew@enquirer.com

Melissa Wilson, of Burlington, left a desk job so she can save people’s lives in the back of an ambulance. “I think I’m a thrill seeker or adventure junkie,” Wilson said. “I just love it.” People like Wilson, who are ready to work as lifesaving paramedic-firefighters, are in short supply in Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio. A new generation is needed nationally. Full-time career paramedic jobs are available making average starting salaries around $50,000 in the region, Burlington Fire Protection District’s recruitment and retention coordinator Greg Schultz said. “There are fewer paramedic schools around locally and the number of people going into this career seems to have dropped as well,” Blue Ash Fire Chief Rick Brown said. In a nutshell, paramedics are field medics certified to insert IVs with potentially lifesaving medicines during a heart attack or other deadly emergencies, Schultz said. Emergency Medi-

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Paramedics and firefighters care for a victim involved in an auto accident on Harrison Avenue in 2015.

cal Technicians (EMTs) can perform CPR or shock a patient’s stopped heart with electricity. Paramedics get more training and are paid more than EMTs. Northern Kentucky alone needs 175 new paramedics within five years. A wave of paramedic retirements is expected.

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Ohio firefighters don’t have it any easier finding new firefighter medics. “It doesn’t matter where, we’re all hurting,” Delhi Township Fire Chief Doug Campbell said. There are more jobs than applicants, Campbell said. See FIRE, Page 2A Vol. 33 No. 47 © 2017 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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