Incident Name: grass fire
Date: accident date: 7/14/1957; death date: 7/17/1957
Personnel: Edward Martin Anderson
Age: 39
Agency/Organization: Bingham Canyon Fire Department
Position: firefighter
Summary: On 7/17/1957 Firefighter Edward M Anderson of the Bingham Fire Department lost his life due to an accident enroute to a grass fire on 7/14/1957. Death Certificate states: “Fell off fire truck near 386 Main, Bingham Canyon, UT.” Death certificate indicates he died 3 days later from his injuries.
Maps
grass fire near former Bingham Canyon, UT (SE of Salt Lake City)
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Utah Firefighters Line of Duty Deaths, 1920-2012 by Steve Lutz
- Death Certificate from Find a Grave. Credit to Lynn Fischer
- Gravesite location: Salt Lake City, UT: Edward M Anderson
Wildlandfire.com Links:
Media Articles and Reports
- Bingham Canyon Fire Department photo and history, UT about the turn of the century
Photos, Videos, & Tributes
Contributors to this article: Steve Lutz, Mellie, Lynn Fischer
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