By Brigitte Ruthman

The Register Citizen

DANBURY, Conn. — The emergency medical services community is mourning the death of one of its own, former paramedic and regional EMS coordinator Blair Balmforth.

Balmforth, 41, of Bethel, died this week, Danbury Hospital officials said.

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He held an active license as a paramedic and an EMS instructor, though it wasn’t immediately clear Thursday where or whether Balmforth was employed at the time of his death.

Balmforth was the former regional EMS coordinator for Danbury and New Milford hospitals, part of Nuvance Health, and worked with the company for more than 20 years before leaving this spring, a spokesperson said.

” The Danbury Hospital and New Milford Hospital fam

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