Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Samuel Corbin succumbed to injuries suffered when he fell over a fire hose while assisting at the scene of the Chamber of Commerce Fire of 1911 at the intersection of Fourth Street and Vine Street. Despite his injury, he stayed to help with the fire. His clothes were wet and iced over, and he ended up with pneumonia. Lieutenant Corbin had served with the Cincinnati Police Division for 24 years. He was survived by his wife and two children. His great, grandson serves with the Cincinnati Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Corbin gave the Cincinnati Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Corbin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Samuel T. Corbin 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 32 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel T. Corbin's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel T. Corbin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel T. Corbin is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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