Ronald Nelson Boyd
Round Mountain Fire Department - June 17, 1989
On June 17th 1989 Fire Chief Ronald Boyd was working in the fire station with other firefighters unloading lumber for construction of a second station. Earlier in the day they had loaded all of the lumber in Fayetteville. At 15:13 hours Chief Boyd suffered a heart attack. Firefighters started CPR and Central EMS was called to the scene and transported Chief Boyd to Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. Chief Boyd was pronounced dead at 16:30 hours. Chief Boyd was the first chief of The Round Mountain Fire.
