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In the Line of Duty
John Scott, Owego, NY
7/20/2016
Name: John Scott Rank: Fire Coordinator Age: 71 Gender: Male Status: Part-time (paid) Years of Service: 47 Date of Incident: 07/20/2016 Time of Incident: 1520hrs Date of Death: 07/20/2016 Fire Department: Tioga County Bureau of Fire Address: 103 Corporate Drive, Owego, NY 13827 Fire Department Chief: Frank Okrasinski Incident Description: While performing maintenance on a county radio tower, Fire Coordinator Scott was struck when the driver of a county vehicle was backing up. Scott was then transported to UHS Wilson Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Incident Location: Tioga County radio tower on Carmichael Road, Owego, NY