Contracted COVID-19 while on duty after responding to multiple medical calls with COVID-19-positive patients. Was hospitalized and passed away from complications due to the virus.
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter/EMT Kelly Frye, 55, of the City of Cumberland (MD) Fire Department on September 29, 2021.
Firefighter/EMT Kelly Frye contracted COVID-19 while on duty after responding to multiple medical calls with COVID-19 positive patients. Firefighter/EMT Frye was hospitalized and passed away from complications due to the virus on September 29, 2021.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/EMT Kelly Frye at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 103 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2021. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
