Firefighter Fred Hesse

Last Call: Tue, Feb 17th, 1903

Date of Incident: Wed, Feb 11th, 1903

Cause of Death: Horse Drawn Vehicle (Response)

Service Time: 3 months

Age: 21

Survivors

His parents

Incident

While responding to an alarm in Hook & Ladder #8, Firefighter Hesse was severely injured when the truck collided with a street car at the intersection of Olive Street and Twentieth Avenue. He died a week later. Captain Benjamin Letson also died in the accident.