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In the Line of Duty
Jesse Ketchum, Memphis, MO
5/29/2017
Name: Jesse Ketchum Rank: Firefighter Age: 33 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 5 Date of Incident: 05/29/2017 Time of Incident: 1812hrs Date of Death: 05/29/2017 Fire Department: City of Memphis Volunteer Fire Department Address: 104 N Washington ST POB 261, Memphis, MO 63555-0261 Fire Department Chief: Jimmy Winn Incident Description: Firefighter Jesse Ketchum was responding to an outdoor (field) fire call when the fire apparatus he was operating crashed while negotiating a curve and overturned several times, ejecting Ketchum and a passenger in the vehicle. Firefighter Ketchum died at the scene from injuries sustained and the passenger, John Chancellor, was treated and flown to the University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, with serious injuries. According to initial reports, seat belts were not in use at the time of the crash. Incident Location: Highway 15 three miles north of Memphis