James J. Kenney

James J. Kenney (1869 – March 23, 1916) was the first fire chief in the city of Berkeley, California. He oversaw the mechanization of the department in 1914, the first in the United States west of Mississippi.

For other people with the same name, see James Kenney.
James J. Kenney
Born1869 (1869)
San Francisco, California
DiedMarch 23, 1916(1916-03-23) (aged 46–47)
Berkeley, California
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFire chief
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