Name | George Kezer |
Agency | La Grange Fire Department |
Rank | Firefighter |
Type of Firefighter | [Unknown] |
Age Range | [Unknown] |
Sex | Male |
Date of Birth | 0/0/0 |
Date of Death | 7/7/1902 |
Cause of Death | Stress/Overexertion |
Nature of Death | Heat exhaustion |
Attribute of Death | [not applicable] |
Type of Duty | Post-incident |
Incident Name | N/A |
Incident City | La Grange |
Incident State | IL |
Incident Date | 7/7/1902 |
Incident Location | [Unknown] |
Incident Attribute | [Not applicable] |
On July 7th, 1902, Firefighter George Kezer of the La Grange Fire Department died in the line of duty.
On July 7th, Kezer died after returning from a fire run. At the time, the fire department’s apparatus was pulled by the men, and his cause of death was determined to be heat exhaustion.