Harold Haynie
Little Rock Fire Department - January 29, 1970
At 720 pm the evening of January 29, 1970, Engine 12 & 15, Truck 3 and District Chief K.Y. Youngblood SR. were dispatched to a house fire at #14 Markwood Court. The firefighters found the kitchen on fire at the home of Mrs. Ann Pleegar. Through quick and efficient action, they extinguished the fire confining the damage to the kitchen area. As clean-up operations were underway, Driver Harold Haynie was assuring Mrs. Pleegar that the damage was slight and that everything would be alright. At this point, Driver Haynie walked out of the house to check pumper controls when he suddenly, collapsed. Immediately, Eugene Young, Jerry Pinkerton and Robert Nordman began CPR in the futile first aid effort as Chief Youngblood called for an ambulance. Driver Haynie was taken to St. Vincent Infirmary where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The friendly, fun-loving Harold Haynie lacked two days of completing 16 years of service.
