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January 9, 2008
Volume 218

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Official: 'Miscommunication'
before death of Pa. firefighter

FDNY firefighter killed by boy's
accidental flames is mourned

A fire truck carrying the coffin of Lt. John H. Martinson arrives at St. Clare's R.C. church for his funeral mass, Tuesday, in New York. Martinson, who also served for four years with the NYPD, died while battling a high-rise blaze. Full Story (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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The Scranton fire department and an electrical utility had a breakdown in communication prior to the death of a veteran firefighter, who was electrocuted Sunday, an official said Monday.

Scranton Fire Capt. James Robeson, a 25-year veteran, was in the bucket lift of a fire truck when he came into contact with an arc from a power line and suffered a fatal shock. Three other firefighters were hospitalized for electrical burns.

"This is just a tragic, tragic (case of) what appears to be miscommunication," Deputy Fire Chief Terry Osborne said Monday ... Full Story

Pa. firefighter electrocuted at house fire



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News and Announcements:

Line-of-Duty Death

Pa. firefighter dies
before answering call

Name: Harvey Jordan
Date: January 7
City: Penn Hills, Pa.
Cause: 71-year-old Harvey Jordan died of an apparent heart attack shortly after arriving at the fire hall on Monday morning.

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Press Release:
Gamber-Johnson Announces Three New Components for the Motorola ML910 Computer
[Gamber-Johnson]

Fla. chief resigns in photo scandal
[Umatilla, Fla.]

Fla. fire chief faces dismissal over topless photo of accident victim

Boston probes high-tech cheating on promotional exam
[Boston]

Evidence points to alleged cheating on Baltimore fire exams

San Antonio paramedics failed to check pulse of wreck victim
[San Antonio]

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Dead Wrong

New breathing equipment improves Ga. firefighter safety
[Dalton, Ga.]

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Member Comment
of the Week

"I have been in the fire service for 27 years and have probably gotten to know my brothers better due to the kitchen at the firehouse. I will be retiring this May and will miss the fellowship and the deep, sometimes misunderstood caring that we have for one another."

— epfdchief

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Food for Thought at the Firehouse Kitchen

Press Release:
IAFF advocates screening fire fighters for carbon monoxide poisoning using Pulse CO-Oximetry
[Masimo]

Calif. governor wants insurance hike to fund firefighting
[Sacramento, Calif.]