Firefighter Record
Firefighter Details
| Name | Berneal Deady |
| Agency | Chicago Fire Department |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Type of Firefighter | Career |
| Age Range | 46 to 50 |
| Sex | Male |
| Date of Birth | 0/0/0 |
| Date of Death | 7/22/1955 |
| Cause of Death | Stress/Overexertion , Contact/Exposure |
| Nature of Death | Heart attack |
| Attribute of Death | Smoke inhalation |
| Type of Duty | Firefighting operations |
Incident Details
| Incident Name | N/A |
| Incident City | Chicago |
| Incident State | IL |
| Incident Date | 7/22/1955 |
| Incident Location | Industry/ Manufacturing |
| Incident Attribute | Fires |
Incident Summary
On July 22, 1955, Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Berneal Deady of Truck 53 died after he was overcome by smoke and suffered a heart attack while fighting a fire at the Union Stockyards Swift Company.
The fire originated in a pile of paper cartons and was confined to the eighth floor of a building that was used as a smokehouse, and had few windows. Deady was overcome by smoke and stepped outside the building onto a fire escape where he collapsed. He was transported to Evangelical Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Citations:
“Fireman Dies Fighting Blaze in Stock Yards,” Chicago Daily Tribune, July 23, 1955.
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