Overview
- Washington County/Johnson City EMS says the 28-year member fell from a significant height Wednesday while instructing at the Carter County site.
- Colleagues provided immediate aid, but he succumbed to his injuries, according to an EMS spokesperson.
- Tennessee OSHA has opened a workplace-fatality investigation, and the department is conducting internal reviews.
- Leaders declined to discuss the cause, fall distance, or the specific technique involved and allowed no questions at Thursday's briefing.
- EMS operations continue as leaders support Kemp’s family, with funeral and assistance information to be posted on the agency’s social channels.