West Friendship Fire Chief Mickey Day Dies, Remembered For Volunteerism

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A beloved fire chief and active volunteer in Howard County has died.

West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mickey Day passed away this week at Johns Hopkins Hospital with his family, including wife Sue, by his side.

Day recently served as president of the Howard County Volunteer Firefighters Association. He also held a position on the Howard County Fair’s board of directors and volunteered in myriad other ways in his community.

Numerous tributes to Day were posted on social media, including from Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.

"I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of my dear friend and West Friendship Volunteer Fire Chief Mickey Day. He was a great husband, brother, friend, colleague and mentor to countless across our community. Through our work together, we reopened the Agricultural Land Preservation Program, introduced the Office of Agriculture, increased our funding for our volunteer fire companies, supported our Future Farmers of America and had many successful Howard County Fairs, even following the COVID-19 pandemic. He was someone who always found a way to give back to our community," Ball posted on Facebook.

Details have not been shared yet as far as any arrangements.