Name: Paul Johnson

Rank: Fire Chief

Age: 63

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 20

Date of Incident: 05/19/2010

Time of Incident: 0142hrs

Date of Death: 05/19/2010

Fire Department: Crow Roost Fire Department

Address: Highway 152, Fort Cobb, OK 73038

Fire Department Chief: Pending

Incident Description: Fire Chief Johnson passed away from an apparent heart attack while en route to a structure fire. Johnson was operating the department’s pumper when he became ill and asked Fire Captain Cheri Poindexter, who was riding in the cab with him, to take the wheel as he slumped over and became unresponsive. Poindexter managed to get the rig stopped and immediately called a Mayday over the radio. Another Crow Roost apparatus, also responding to the incident, stopped to render aid with an AED they had on board. The firefighters worked on Chief Johnson for 20 minutes until a Carnegie Ambulance arrived and subsequently transported Johnson to the Carnegie Hospital where he succumbed to his injury.

Incident Location: Sooner Rd, Edmond, OK 73013.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In honor of Fire Chief Paul Johnson, c/o Perry Brinegar, ASCOG Rural Fire Defense Coordinator, PO Box 1647, Duncan, OK 73534-1647