70-year old fire chief contracted the COVID-19 virus
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo, 70, of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Fire Rescue on April 30, 2020;
In early March of this year, while on official duty, Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo was attending the EMS Today Conference in Tampa, Florida, where he contracted COVID-19, traced by the Department of Health. He subsequently died from the virus on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief DiPetrillo at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 31 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. 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.
