Roll of Honor
Albert Henry Fiess
Incident
Guard Albert Fiess succumbed to injuries sustained in an explosion four days earlier.
He was supervising a prison work crew at San Quentin Prison's Road Camp No. 25, near Junction City, California, at the time of the accident. It is believed he did not hear the warning signal prior to the dynamite being detonated, and he was thrown over 60 feet. He was taken to a hospital in Redding, California, where he died four days later.
Guard Fiess had served with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, a brother, a half-brother, half-sister, and two grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Fiess gave the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Fiess.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard Albert Henry Fiess is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 7 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Henry Fiess's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Henry Fiess Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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