Tuesday, March 31, 2009

In the Line of Duty - April 1, 1929

In The Line of Duty - April 1, 1929

 

It had just finished raining on April 1, 1929, when a call came in to the Johnson City Headquarters.  Driver Fin Puckett, Asst. Chief George Wilson, and firefighter Marion Hale jumped up from the dinner table to respond to a house fire on Wilson Ave., a false alarm (an April Fools prank).  During their journey, they would collide with a car at the intersection of Wilson & Watauga Ave., killing Fin Puckett and severely injuring Firefighter Hale. 

 

For more on this story contact Sgt. Mike Sagers

msagers@johnsoncitytn.org

423.283.5804

 
Lt. Robert C. Johnson
Johnson City Fire Department
Fire Station Five
205 Broyles Drive
Johnson City, TN 37601
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