Havre gets its first paramedic

Jerome Tharaud/Havre Daily News/[email protected]@havredailynews.com

After one of its firefighters spent hundreds of hours in training, Havre has its first paramedic. But because of new state regulations, the department now has to find out how it can use his new skills.

Firefighter Sean Peck, 28, often drove to Great Falls multiple times a week over a nine-month period to complete the 700-hour course. He took the test in November and found out he passed in December.

There are three different levels of emergency medical technicians: basic, intermediate and paramedic. The Havre...