As COVID-19 continues to spread around the country, the first responders on the front lines are increasingly vulnerable to contracting the virus, and the death toll includes a significant number of fire service personnel.
Please take a moment to review the memorial below to those who lost their lives to COVID-19.
The entire FireRescue1 family extends our deepest condolences to the families and friends of our fallen members.
Note: Not all of these deaths have been confirmed as line-of-duty deaths. Read more from Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder about how COVID-19 deaths will be classified, per the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program, as well as informationi from the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Executive Director Ron Siarnicki about LODD-tracking during the pandemic.