Chief McNeill Jr. suffered a heart attack after
a canceled call
United States Fire Administration
The United States Fire Department announced the official death on service of Chief William “Eddie” Edward McNeill, Jr., 69, of the Campobello Fire Department on March 4, 2021.
On Thursday, March 4, 2021, Chief William Edward “Eddie” McNeill, Jr., was responding to a fire in a residential structure when the call was canceled en route. Later, Chief McNeill, while having dinner with his wife in a restaurant, suffered a heart attack and passed away.
The tribute is being paid to Chief McNeill, Jr. at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 30 firefighter deaths have been reported to the USFA in 2021. The USFA’s annual and annual firefighter fatality reports are published online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html
The fatality status is provisional and may change when the USFA contacts state firefighters to verify information about the fatality incident.