IFLODD: Firefighter Memorial


Firefighter Record

Firefighter Details

Name Andrew Gapsa
Agency Chicago Fire Department
Rank Firefighter
Type of Firefighter Career
Age Range 26 to 30
Sex Male
Date of Birth 0/0/0
Date of Death 5/17/1963
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 5/6/1963
Incident Location Street/Road
Incident Attribute Traffic accidents , False alarms

Incident Summary

On May 6, 1963, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Andrew Ted Gapsa of Rescue Squad 2 was fatally injured when he was thrown from a fire truck while responding to a false alarm. Gapsa was transported to St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital where he died from his injuries on May 17.

Citation:

“Fireman Dies Hurt in Fall from Truck,” Chicago Daily Tribune, May 18, 1963.


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