| Name | Ralph Loyd |
| Agency | Greenville Fire Protection District |
| Rank | Firefighter |
| Type of Firefighter | Volunteer |
| Age Range | 71 and over |
| Sex | Male |
| Date of Birth | 9/18/1908 |
| Date of Death | 2/4/1999 |
| Cause of Death | Stress/Overexertion |
| Nature of Death | Cerebrovascular accident/Stroke |
| Attribute of Death | [not applicable] |
| Type of Duty | Responding to/returning from incident |
| Incident Name | N/A |
| Incident City | Greenville |
| Incident State | IL |
| Incident Date | 2/3/1999 10:30 |
| Incident Location | Storage , Farm |
| Incident Attribute | Fires |
On February 3, 1999, Firefighter Ralph J. Loyd of the Greenville Fire Protection District was fatally injured in the line of duty.
Loyd responded to a grain elevator fire as the driver of a fire department equipment truck, but collapsed shortly after arriving at the fire. Having suffered a stroke, Loyd was hospitalized, and he died the following day, February 4.
A member of local fire departments since 1928, Loyd was survived by two children, four grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.