Prentice “Jay” Tyndall

Firefighter Tyndall and the members of his fire department were dispatched to a mutual aid structure fire at approximately 2215hrs on May 8, 2016. While responding, the request was cancelled and firefighters returned to quarters. The next day around noon, Firefighter Tyndall called his wife to advise her that he was experiencing severe head pain. He was transported to the hospital and was diagnosed with a CVA. He was flown to a regional medical center and then transferred by air to another medical center for surgery. Despite these efforts, Firefighter Tyndall died as a result of his CVA on May 12, 2016.

Incident Location: Dawson Station Road, Kinston, NC (U.S. National Grid: 18S TE 6135 1605)