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On the hot Sunday
afternoon of August the 28th, 1955 the alarm at Fire
Station #7 sounded for the Bactex Company warehouse. Engineer
Kalisky new the address well as he drove his crew to the Medina
St. warehouse along the tracks. Fireman laid supply lines and
stretched attack lines into the smoke. The fire was brought
under control with a monetary loss of $22,000. The greater loss
was that of Engineer Kalisky’s life. Kalisky was stricken while
engaged in pumping operations at the warehouse fire. Fireman
Elmer C. Huegley and Police Officer W. B. King administered
artificial respiration, but the veteran fireman was pronounced
dead on arrival at Santa Rosa
Hospital. Kalisky was survived by his two sons Leroy and Marvin.
Kalisky made his home at 1424 W. French.
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