Lansing, MI – State Representative Will Bruck’s plan to honor fallen Monroe Township Fire Captain Joseph Liedel was unanimously approved by the Senate. Having previously received unanimous approval from the House, it will soon be presented to the governor for her expected signature.
The legislation, House Bill 4845, would rename a stretch of highway where Liedel’s former fire station is located as the ‘Captain Joseph M. Liedel Memorial Highway.’
On July 31st, 2020, Liedel collapsed on the way to his vehicle as he was responding to a call. It was later determined that he had suffered a life-threatening brain bleed. He was unable to recover, and passed away on August 24th, 2020, at the age of 48.
Liedel is the only firefighter in the history of the Monroe Charter Township Fire Department to die in the line of duty. The Department has already raised the funds needed to purchase the signs.
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