Alan Vol. Fire Department announced that Firefighter Paul Crandall passed away after battling cancer. According to officials, Crandall was a firefighter in Marion, South Carolina before moving to Maine, and he worked for the department for 10 years. Apart from his employment in firefighting, he was a member of the US Coast Guard for six years and worked with NASA on camera systems that were used to take pictures of lunar landing sites. Department members described Crandall as a dedicated firefighter whose positive attitude, commitment to service, and innovative ideas made a lasting impact on the organization.