Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Vogel was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a fire alarm. His patrol car collided with a fire truck, that was also responding to the call, at an intersection. After the initial collision Chief Vogel's patrol car was pushed into a home. The alarm turned out to be a false alarm and had been pulled by a 7-year-old boy.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Vogel served with the Walla Walla Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Walla Walla community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Vogel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Edward Baltimore Vogel is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In WA, 111 of 340 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.6% of this state's fallen. That is 32.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Baltimore Vogel's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Baltimore Vogel Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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