ANDERSON TOWNSHIP

Anderson Township firefighter dies

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Anderson Township firefighter/paramedic Kevin Ollier died this morning.

Ollier joined the township in February 2001, and served the Anderson Township community as a firefighter/paramedic for the Anderson Township Fire and Rescue Department. Before coming to Anderson Township, Ollier served as a firefighter/paramedic with the Union Township Fire Department, starting part time in 1990 and working fulltime there starting in 1992. Additionally, he worked at UC Mobile Care from 1994-2012. Besides his job with Anderson Township, Ollier was as a nurse at University Hospital.

Ollier, a Union Township resident, was 60 years old. The cause of death is unknown.

“Kevin was very interested in caring for emergency patients, from his first day as an EMT, to paramedic, to a nurse,” Fire Chief Mark Ober said. “He was passionate about emergency medical services.”

Funeral information will be announced as it becomes available.