The U.S. Fire Administration issued a notification about the death of the fire chief for the Oak City (NC) Volunteer Fire Department after training.
On Monday, March 13, 2023, Chief Minton “Butch” Beach, 68, was attending fire department mandated training at the station. During the training, he started to feel ill and returned home. A while later, fire department members checked on him and he was still feeling poorly. He was transported to the hospital where he remained until his passing on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, from an apparent heart attack.
