James Joseph Knesek, Sr. was honored on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland
and
was included in the USFA’s annual report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.
Department information
Munster Fire Department
1005 Ridge RD
U.S. National Grid: 16T DM 5791 0113
Munster, Indiana 46321
Chief: Assistant Fire Chief Dave Pelc
Age: | 59 |
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Rank: | Fire Chief |
Classification: | Career |
Incident date: | February 8, 2014 |
Date of death: | February 8, 2014 |
Cause of fatal injury: | Stress/Overexertion |
Nature of fatal injury: | Heart Attack |
Activity type: | Not On Scene |
Emergency duty: | No |
Duty type: | After |
Last updated: September 25, 2015