George Englebert
Little Rock Fire Department - April 24, 1911
On the afternoon of April 24, Lineman George Englebert put on his lineman's gear to repair a box alarm line, that was located on Rock street between 8th and 9th streets. As he neared the top of the utility pole, he was suddenly thrown to the hard street surface due to the pole snapping in two at ground level. It was a fatal fall for the lineman, his arms and neck were broken. Fire department officials found that the pole was rotten below the ground. Before his service to the fire department, he was the manager of the local Bell Telephone office. In addition, he assisted in the installation of Little Rock's first box alarm system in 1889.
