Contracted COVID-19 while responding to numerous emergency response calls.
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Deputy Fire Chief Carl Frederick Kleinman, 55, of the South Point (OH) Volunteer Fire Department on September 15, 2021.
Deputy Fire Chief Carl Frederick Kleinman contracted COVID-19 while responding to numerous emergency response calls. He passed away from the virus on Wednesday, September 15, 2021.
Tribute is being paid to Deputy Fire Chief Kleinman at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 99 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.
