IFLODD: Firefighter Memorial


Firefighter Record

Firefighter Details

Name Robert Sorby
Agency Chicago Fire Department
Rank Firefighter
Type of Firefighter Career
Age Range 51 to 55
Sex Male
Date of Birth 0/0/0
Date of Death 10/29/1978
Cause of Death Thrown from vehicle
Nature of Death Trauma
Attribute of Death [not applicable]
Type of Duty Responding to/returning from incident

Incident Details

Incident Name N/A
Incident City Chicago
Incident State IL
Incident Date 10/10/1978
Incident Location Street/Road
Incident Attribute Traffic accidents

Incident Summary

On October 10, 1978, Firefighter Robert Sorby of the Chicago Fire Department was fatally injured when he fell out of a moving fire apparatus. Sorby fell while riding in the jump seat on a pumper truck that was responding to a fuel spill on a runway at O’Hare International Airport. Sorby was taken to Resurrection Hospital where he remained unconscious until his death on October 29.

Citations:

“Fall from truck injures fireman,” Chicago Tribune, October 11, 1978.

“Fireman Sorby, 52, loses fight for life,” Chicago Tribune, October 30, 1978.


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