While on duty, contracted COVID-19 at the fire station
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Division Chief Mark Covil, 51, of Pender (NC) EMS and Fire on August 30, 2021.
While on duty, Division Chief Mark Covil contracted COVID-19 at the fire station. He passed away on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 from the virus.
Tribute is being paid to Division Chief Covil at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 81 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.
