Fire Fighter Edward Lichtfus

Died In The Line Of Duty on March 2nd, 1925
 

     Janesville Fire Department's first Line of Duty Death occured March 2nd, 1925.  Fire Fighters responded to a residential fire at 410 S. Locust St.  
     While on the roof, Fire Fighter Edward Lichtfus, fell and landed on the frozen ground.  He was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he hovered between life and death.  A few hours after the accident, Lichtfus died. The cause of death was a double skull fracture.  He also had two broken arms and internal injuries. Lichtfus was thirty nine years-old and a ten year vetran of the department. 

 
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 Fire Fighter Edward Lichtfus

Died In The Line Of Duty on March 2nd, 1925
 

     Janesville Fire Department's first Line of Duty Death occured March 2nd, 1925.  Fire Fighters responded to a residential fire at 410 S. Locust St.  
     While on the roof, Fire Fighter Edward Lichtfus, fell and landed on the frozen ground.  He was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he hovered between life and death.  A few hours after the accident, Lichtfus died. The cause of death was a double skull fracture.  He also had two broken arms and internal injuries. Lichtfus was thirty nine years-old and a ten year vetran of the department. 

 
News clippings from The Janesville Gazette