A Mississippi volunteer firefighter died Sunday after suffering a medical emergency and hitting his head while responding to a call days before.
Yazoo County District 3 Lt. Larry Dean Adams, 65, was working the pump panel at a vehicle fire Friday when he experienced a medical issue, the U.S. Fire Administration stated in an alert Tuesday. He lost consciousness, and as he fell, his head struck the side board.
Firefighters treated Adams at the scene, and he was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He later died Sunday of a brain bleed caused by the injury to his head.
Adams had served 23 years with the Yazoo City Police Department before retiring as the head dispatcher, according to his obituary. After his retirement, he worked at Simmons Catfish and Deviney Construction.
As a member of Yazoo County District 3 Volunteer Fire Department, Adams earned the Volunteer Fire Fighter of the Year award in 2020.
