Firefighter Record
Firefighter Details
| Name | Wedo Sebben |
| Agency | Libertyville Fire Department |
| Rank | Firefighter |
| Type of Firefighter | Paid-On-Call (POC) |
| Age Range | 56 to 60 |
| Sex | Male |
| Date of Birth | 7/20/1914 |
| Date of Death | 3/21/1971 |
| Cause of Death | Stress/Overexertion |
| Nature of Death | Heart attack |
| Attribute of Death | [not applicable] |
| Type of Duty | Firefighting operations , Ventilation operations |
Incident Details
| Incident Name | N/A |
| Incident City | Libertyville |
| Incident State | IL |
| Incident Date | 3/21/1971 |
| Incident Location | Residential |
| Incident Attribute | Fires |
Incident Summary
On March 21, 1971, Firefighter Wedo Sebben of the Libertyville Fire Department suffered a fatal heart attack in the line of duty while fighting a kitchen fire in a house on Brookhill Road. The fire was one of several working fires that the department responded to that day. A member of the department for eighteen years, Sebben collapsed while placing an exhaust fan in the front door of the house.
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