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LODD: Ohio firefighter dies of cardiac arrest

Firefighter Steven Joseph Knaus was discovered in his vehicle in the driveway of his home in cardiac arrest

WILLOWICK, Ohio — A firefighter died Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest after coming off of a shift.

The U.S. Fire Administration reported that firefighter Steven Joseph Knaus, with the Willowick Fire Department, had just come off a shift that included four emergency responses.

Firefighter Knaus was discovered in his vehicle in the driveway of his home in a cardiac arrest, according to the report. He was treated and transported to the hospital, but succumbed to his injury.

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