With it’s morale a burning mess, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue’s reputation has been singed. 
It mistakenly promoted a firefighter to a paramedic position without state required certification. 
Fire Rescue Chief Dennis Jones says the mistake was caught months later after this employee performed paramedic procedures on 179 patients. 
Former Fire Rescue Chief Ron Rogers says that’s like having someone do surgery on you that isn’t a doctor. 
Chief Rogers says it’s beyond comprehension how such a mistake could occur. At 6.