Minneapolis Fire Department

Hartvig Christenson - Minneapolis FD

Hartvig Christenson, Firefighter, Ladder 11 - January 18, 1924

Christenson slipped from an icy roof while fighting a fire in a two-story house at 1916 2nd Avenue South. His injuries in the fall resulted in his death an hour later.

The above material used with permission from the book “Mill City Firefighters, The First 100 Years 1879 – 1979” by Richard Heath (deceased) and copyright by The Extra Alarm Association of the Twin Cities.