Robert Hickmon
Bradford Fire Department - May 23, 1974
On the very foggy morning of May 23, 1974 at 9:30am a fire alarm call was received by the Bradford Fire Department, for a fire 3 miles north of the city. As firefighters arrived on the scene in their own vehicles, the Chief was driving the city’s 1957 fire truck. When he failed to arrive, a search was initiated. The fire truck was found off of the west side of US 67 in the brush, the engine and lights still running. Some responders realized after the fact that they had driven past the fallen chief, but could not see the red beacon shining from the bushes due to the dense fog. Chief Hickmon had suffered a fatal heart attack.
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