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DETROIT, MI -- Detroit Fire Emergency Medical Technician Ann Marie Thomas was fired Wednesday, according to Detroit Fire Commissioner Edsel Jenkins.

Thomas is accused of refusing on May 30 to enter a Detroit home where an 8-month-old baby, who was born premature, had stopped breathing inside and was receiving CPR from the mother, later reportedly telling her boss: "I'm not about to be on no scene 10 minutes doing CPR, you know how these families get."

The story was reported by Shawn Ley of WDIV-TV, Channel 4 News, who obtained the 911 dispatch and other documents related to the incident.

Detroit Police Commissioner Edsel Jenkins said in a statement Wednesday:

In an earlier statement, Jenkins said "Thomas was immediately removed from duty following this incident" and had "since filed an appeal."

@samriddle @Local4News City won't say why they didn't fire her first before our report, they only suspended her for 29 days. — Shawn Ley (@ShawnLeyLive) June 24, 2015

According to Ley, Thomas, a veteran EMT, was dispatched to the home where an 8-month-old baby had stopped breathing inside.

Although she was less than a mile away, it took her six minutes to get the medically-equipped SUV to the scene, at which point Thomas parked around the corner and refused to enter the home.

The dispatcher is heard saying: "Romeo 33, Medic 51, be advised CPR is being performed on your scene. Romeo 33, Medic 51. CPR is being performed by the baby's mother."

The ambulance eventually took the child to the hospital where the infant was revived, but died the following day, Channel 4 reports.

Thomas had a partner, who wasn't named in Ley's report. He said the partner, Thomas's subordinate, wanted to go into the house and help but was told not to.

A representative for the fire commissioner told MLive he could not speak to media directly without permission from the mayor.

Duggan's office wouldn't provide reports from the incident and said a Freedom of Information Act request would have to be submitted to the Detroit Law Department for review.

It's unclear if Thomas will face criminal prosecution. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in 2013 charged a Detroit police dispatcher with misdemeanor willful neglect of duty for failing to follow up on several distress calls that resulted in a fatal shooting.

Maria Miller, a spokeswoman for Worthy, said the office hadn't receive an investigation on Thomas as of Wednesday.