Firefighter Dies Days After Stricken on the Job

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Firefighter Dies Days After Stricken on the Job


Courtesy of The Madisonville Messenger

Two days after suffering a heart attack while at a fire, a Madisonville firefighter died Friday afternoon.

According to a Regional Medical Center spokeswoman, Capt. Kenneth Wayne Taylor, 49, died at 4:50 p.m. Friday at the hospital.

Taylor, a 26-year veteran of the Madisonville Fire Department, was one of 13 firefighters called to the scene at 1190 W. Noel at 8:34 a.m. Wednesday. Taylor was helping to pull hose when he suffered the attack.

Firemen at the scene gave Taylor CPR, and he was taken to Regional Medical Center where he underwent surgery.

The fire gutted the back bedroom and caused heavy smoke damage to the rest of the upstairs apartment. There were no other injuries reported.

" We lost a friend and we lost a great firefighter," said Maj. Bill Mattingly, a shift commander at Madisonville Fire Department.

Taylor served as shift commander when the commander was off duty.

Fire Chief Tom Williams said Taylor attained the rank of captain about three years ago after serving as a lieutenant for several years before that. Williams worked with Taylor for most of Taylor’s career.

" He was the best we had, as nice a guy as anyone. He would do anything for you," Williams said. "He was really well liked in the department and the community.

" He always did his job and did what he needed to do."

Taylor was married to Brenda Taylor. Funeral arrangements are pending with Barnett-Strother Funeral Home of Madisonville.


Funeral Information
The funeral for Capt. Kenneth Wayne Taylor will be held Wednesday, October 16, at 2 p.m., at Young's Funeral Home in Russellville, KY. The home is located on South National Street (Hwy. 431). Transport to the cemetery on a department truck will follow. For further information call Madisonville Fire Department, (270)824-2149.



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Taylor, Kenneth Wayne

Age: 49
Rank: Captain
Status: Career
Incident Date: 10/09/2002
Incident Time: 08:30
Death Date: 10/11/2002

Cause of Death: Stress/Exertion
Nature of Death: Electrocution
Emergency Duty: Yes
Duty Type: Fireground Operations
Activity Type: Other
Fixed Prop. Use: Residential

Fire Dept. Info:
Madisonville Fire Department
98 East Center St.
Madisonville, Kentucky 42431
Chief: Thomas A. Williams

Initial Summary:
Captain Taylor died in the hospital from a heart attack he had suffered two days earlier while working an apartment building fire. Funeral: Wednesday, October 16, 1400hrs, Young's Funeral Home, South National Street (Hwy. 431), Russellville, KY Memorial Fund: In the name of Captain Kenneth Wayne Taylor, c/o Madisonville Fire Department, 98 East Center St., Madisonville, KY 42431

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