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Pennsylvania Firefighter Dies of Heart Attack While Training
PATTON, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter has died from a stress-induced heart attack while at a fire training school.
Cambria County Coroner Dennis Kwiatkowski (kwee-at-KOW'-skee) says 51-year-old John Polimine collapsed after training Saturday at Cambria County's fire school.
Polimine was from Windber, Somerset County, where he belonged to the Scalp Level-Paint Volunteer Fire Company. He had been a member for two years.
Officials with the Volunteer Fireman's Association of Cambria County & Vicinity says it's the first death in more than 55 years that firefighters have gathered to train in the county.
Scalp Level-Paint Fire Chief Michael Alexander says Polimine is the first to die during training or on a fire call in the company's history.
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Cambria County Coroner Dennis Kwiatkowski (kwee-at-KOW'-skee) says 51-year-old John Polimine collapsed after training Saturday at Cambria County's fire school.
Polimine was from Windber, Somerset County, where he belonged to the Scalp Level-Paint Volunteer Fire Company. He had been a member for two years.
Officials with the Volunteer Fireman's Association of Cambria County & Vicinity says it's the first death in more than 55 years that firefighters have gathered to train in the county.
Scalp Level-Paint Fire Chief Michael Alexander says Polimine is the first to die during training or on a fire call in the company's history.
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Permalink Reply by virginia killam on
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it is always a sad day,when a fellow firefighter,dies in the line of duty.my deepest sympathy,to his family and friends.my heart goes with them.
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Permalink Reply by Roy Walker on
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Heat attacks continue to be one of the leading killers of firefighters. Someday it would be nice to eliminate this cause but I don't see it in the near future. IN THE MEANTIME BROTHER KNOW THAT YOU DIED HONOURABLY AND WILL BEMISSED BY ALL . REST IN PEACE
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Permalink Reply by John Rulli Jr. on
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RIP
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