The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the
following firefighter fatality:

Name: Paul D. Baker
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 23
Date of Incident: 08/10/2007
Time of Incident: 0200hrs
Date of Death: 08/10/2007

Fire Department: Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 5900 HWY 67, Benton, AR 72015
Telephone: (501) 776-0744
Fire Department Chief: Jimmy Cooper

Incident Description: Lieutenant Baker lost his footing and fell from
an Interstate (I-30) bridge over the Saline River while working to
extract a victim from a single vehicle motor vehicle accident. Baker
passed away from injuries.

Funeral Arrangements: Arrangements are pending through Ashby's Funeral
home in Benton (http://www.ashbyfuneralhome.com/index.cfm).

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Memorials may be made to the Baker
Family at Regions Bank in Benton (www.regions.com).

Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Paul D. Baker at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 77 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2007 as
a result of incidents that occurred in 2007.