Chicago Fire Department Paramedic Suspended

March 30, 2007 Illinois - A high-ranking Chicago Fire Department paramedic has been placed on paid leave after allegedly asking about a subordinate's race before agreeing to let the worker tend to a family emergency. Donald Walsh, an assistant deputy chief paramedic who has worked for the fire department for more than 25 years, has been on leave since the first week of March, department spokesman Larry Langford said. The alleged incident happened a day before the suspension, when a paramedic had ...