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In memory of Assistant Chief Mack G. Mays Jr.

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department · Madison Heights, VA

Mack G. Mays Jr., Assistant Chief of Monelison Volunteer Fire Department, a firefighter / EMS, died in the line of duty on July 10, 2025 in Madison Heights, VA.

Record

Circumstances

On July 9, 2025, Assistant Chief Mack G. Mays Jr. responded to a false alarm at a commercial building. After returning home, he began experiencing chest pain. He was found collapsed inside his house the following day and within 24 hours of responding to the alarm. Assistant Chief Mays was pronounced deceased due to a cardiovascular event.

This record appears on the RESPONDin line-of-duty memorial wall, a public remembrance of first responders who died in the line of duty. Source: usfa import.