Holder hired as new Emergency Medical Services Coordinator

Starting next month, Coby Holder, 22, will be the new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Coordinator for the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department, a position that has been vacant since late May when Joshua Rathmann moved away.

Holder, a Petersburg resident, has volunteered at fire departments for the past three years — one in Petersburg, and the two prior in Wrangell.

During his time volunteering for the department in Wrangell, Holder "fell in love" with EMS responding — even though he admittedly "strictly wanted to do Fire" when he originally started volunteering in 2021.

Whereas PVFD has its t...