Firefighter Myron Hickock, Sr.

Fayetteville Fire Department

Date of Death: February 11, 1958

On Tuesday, February 11, 1958, Fayetteville Firefighter Myron “Mike” Hickok, Sr. died in the line of duty while responding to a barn fire at the Del Miller farm on Eagle Village–Oran Road. The blaze destroyed the barn, silo, and four head of cattle. While driving to the scene on a road narrowed by snow from one of the worst blizzards in local history, Firefighter Hickok swerved to avoid several residents walking toward the fire. His vehicle struck a snowdrift, and after exiting the car, he gasped and collapsed. A physician summoned to the scene pronounced him dead a short time later.