Assistant Chief Charles C. Youngblood

Photo of Assistant Chief Charles C. Youngblood
Last Call: Thu, Nov 6th, 1947
Date of Incident: Thu, Nov 6th, 1947
Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 47

Survivors

His wife Iva and a daughter.

Incident

While responding to a reported fire, Chief Youngblood's fire department car collided with a police car that was responding to the same alarm. Chief Youngblood was thrown from his vehicle, striking a utility pole. He died a short time later. The call that they were responding to turned out to be a false alarm. Chief Youngblood's great grandson currently serves as a Captain with the Evansville Fire Department.

Agency

Evansville Fire Department
Evansville Fire Department Patch
550 Southeast 8th Street
Evansville, Indiana 47713-1786
(812) 867-6761
Chief Mike Connelly

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