By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A volunteer firefighter, EMT and dispatcher in Gila, New Mexico, died Jan. 22 after collapsing while responding to an EMS call, officials said.
• Brittany Hathaway served with the Cliff Gila Fire Department, Gila Regional EMS and Central Dispatch.
• She was transported to a hospital in El Paso, Texas, where she died later the same day.
• Department leaders described her as devoted to her community and family.
• No details have been released on the medical cause of her collapse or memorial services.
GILA, NM — A volunteer firefighter, emergency medical technician and dispatcher with multiple southwest New Mexico emergency services agencies died Jan. 22 after collapsing while responding to a medical call, officials said.
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Brittany Hathaway served with the Cliff Gila Fire Department, Gila Regional EMS and Central Dispatch. Department leaders said she collapsed during the EMS response and was taken to a hospital in El Paso, Texas, where she later died.
Hathaway’s colleagues and agency leadership described her as devoted to her community and her children in public statements. The departments asked the public to keep her family and friends in their thoughts.
She also worked in Central Dispatch, where officials said she was a vital link between callers and responders in the field.
Authorities have not released additional information about the circumstances surrounding her collapse or any plans for services.