City of Appleton v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations

The deceased, William E. Schroeder, worked as a fireman for the city commencing April, 1949, and continuing until shortly before his death on May 13, 1969. Between 1949 and 1954, he worked as a nozzle man or middleman, but in the latter year he was promoted to driver on the rescue squad. Following a year-and-a-half with the rescue squad, he was promoted to lieutenant and again assigned to the rescue squad, a job which he had on and off for the rest of his career. *165While the evidence was unclear as to how much the deceased actually engaged in fighting fires, it appears that his duties did not…