Captain John Schnabel
Last Call: Sun, Apr 23rd, 1911
Date of Incident: Sun, Apr 23rd, 1911
Cause of Death: Electrocution (Accidental)
Service Time: 25 years
Age: 59
Survivors
His wife Sarah
Incident
While fighting a fire in a warehouse of the Fisher Brothers Grocery Store at 11th avenue and Franklin Street, Captain Schnabel was struck and killed by a falling electric line. He was assigned to Truck #3. Because of Captain Schnabel's death, Mayor Heilman requested that power companies keep an expert representative on duty to attend to all fires in the city. This policy is still in place today.
Agency
550 Southeast 8th Street
Evansville, Indiana 47713-1786
(812) 867-6761
Chief Mike Connelly
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