Line of Duty Death Notice - KY

• NEMSMS Public Information Officer
• 2008 Jan 22

About the deceased:

Title:                              Paramedic/Director of EMS

Name:                           Christa Dawn Burchett

Age:                              33

Date of Death:                January 22, 2008

Date of Funeral:              January 27, 2008

Cause of Death:              Struck at scene

About the deceased's EMS Agency:

Agency:                          Paintsville Fire - Rescue - EMS 

Agency City:                   Paintsville 

Agency State:                  KY 

Comments: While Christa was assisting a patient into an ambulance a coal truck lost control on the icy road striking and killing both Christa and the patient.