An Alabama fire chief died after sustaining a massive heart attack, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
On Monday, April 4, 2022, Chief Jeffrey Ray Wyatt, 49, of the McAdory Area Fire District worked a shift at the firehouse in which he complained to his colleagues of having difficulty breathing. When he arrived home after his shift he walked up the stairs and set his briefcase down. He then fell back down the stairs when he suffered a heart attack. A family member found him approximately 45 minutes later and was rushed to Medical West Health Center where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.
According to his obituary, Chief Wyatt is survived by his wife, Katie Wyatt; his children and stepchildren, Josh, Zach, Kyden, Khloe, and Adalyn; his brother, John David Wyatt and children Brodie, Allie, and Lucas Wyatt.