MARSHALL INDEPENDENT — He’s worked with emergency situations for his whole career. But starting next month, Dan DeSmet ’94 ’96 will be making the transition to something new. Instead of being the responder in an emergency, “It’s an opportunity to plan for those events,” he said.
DeSmet, the current manager of North Memorial Ambulance in Marshall, will be the next Lyon County emergency manager. He will be filling a position vacated when previous emergency manager Tammy VanOverbeke retired in November.
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DeSmet has been an emergency responder for over 20 years. He grew up in the Minneota area, and returned to Lyon County after graduating from St. Cloud State University. He became a paramedic in 1997, and served as a Lyon County Sheriff’s deputy for about nine years. DeSmet has managed North Memorial Ambulance in Marshall since 2005.
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