USFA On-Duty Death: Mississippi

United States Fire Administration
15 February 2022

The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Chief Wayne Doyle, 62, of Lowndes County Emergency Services Volunteer Fire District 3 on 7 February 2022.

While on-duty, Chief Wayne Doyle responded to numerous EMS calls where he was exposed to COVID-19. He subsequently contracted the virus and passed away on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

Age: 62
Rank: Chief
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: January 10, 2022
Date of death: February 7, 2022
Cause of death: Exposure
Nature of death: Covid-19
Activity type: EMS/Patient Care
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Residential

The number of on-duty deaths for 2022 currently is 21.

Go here to read the numbers of on-duty deaths due to COVID-19.

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.

For more information about on-duty deaths as recorded by the United States Fire Administration go to “Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.”