Name | Gus Camphousen |
Agency | Oak Park Fire Department |
Rank | Firefighter |
Type of Firefighter | Career |
Age Range | 31 to 35 |
Sex | Male |
Date of Birth | 9/15/1891 |
Date of Death | 3/13/1926 |
Cause of Death | Vehicle collision , Thrown from vehicle |
Nature of Death | Trauma |
Attribute of Death | [not applicable] |
Type of Duty | Responding to/returning from incident |
Incident Name | N/A |
Incident City | Oak Park |
Incident State | IL |
Incident Date | 3/13/1926 |
Incident Location | Street/Road |
Incident Attribute | Traffic accidents , False alarms |
On March 13, 1926, Firefighter August “Gus” Camphousen of the Oak Park Fire Department died in the line of duty while responding to a false alarm.
Camphousen was fatally injured when he was thrown from a fire truck when it collided with a civilian vehicle at the intersection of Superior Street and Euclid Avenue. Camphousen was transported to West Suburban Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Citations:
“Fireman Killed As Truck Hits Oak Park Auto,” Chicago Daily Tribune, March 14, 1926.