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Pinedale, MS, Firefighter Dies after Falling from Brush Truck

March 3, 2025

Pinedale Firefighter Terry Dykes, 58, is the first responder to die in the line of duty in Union County.

The Lee County Coroner said Pinedale firefighter Terry Dykes died three days after being injured at a brush fire.

A Pinedale firefighter who was working a brush fire in Union County Saturday died after falling from the top of a brush truck.

Firefighter Terry Dykes, 58, died Monday at a hospital in Tupelo of head injuries sustained at a brush fire Saturday, Union County Emergency Management Director Carl Clayton told WTVA

Dykes is the first line of duty death of a firefighter in the history of Union County. He is Mississippi’s first firefighter line of duty death in 2025.

He had been a volunteer for 26 yeas, according to the U.S. Fire Adminstration.

Dykes is the 13th firefighter to die on duty so far this year.