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In the Line of Duty
John J. Doster, Levittown, PA
4/2/2015
Name: John J. Doster Rank: Fire Police Captain Age: 95 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 82 Date of Incident: 02/25/2015 Time of Incident: 1955hrs Date of Death: 04/02/2015 Fire Department: Edgely Fire Company #1, Inc. Address: 1200 Edgely Avenue, Levittown, PA 19057 Fire Department Chief: Carl Pierce Incident Description: Fire Police Captain Doster complained of not feeling well while on the scene of a two-alarm warehouse fire in Hulmeville Borough, Pennsylvania. Doster was directing traffic on a bitterly cold evening with much of the main street of the borough closed for fire operations. Shortly thereafter, Doster departed for home. Within a few hours, Doster’s condition worsened and he was transported to the hospital for treatment. Subsequently, on April 2, 2015, Fire Police Captain Doster passed away at St. Mary’s Medical Center.