Firefighter Frederick Vernon Barnard

Last Call: Wed, Feb 18th, 1959

Date of Incident: Wed, Feb 18th, 1959

Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)

Service Time: Not Known

Age: 30

Survivors

His wife Lavina and two daughters, the youngest whom was eleven days old

Incident

While responding to a fire in a television cabinet factory, the pumper that Firefighter Barnard was driving collided with a flatbed truck. Firefighter Barnard was thrown from the truck and under the wheels of the flatbed. He was pronounced dead on his arrival at Deaconess Hospital. The accident also claimed the life of Firefighter Charles Hoffman and injured Firefighter Francis Titzer.