Boone contracted COVID-19 from
fellow firefighters
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Harold Boone, 49, of Monroe County Emergency Services, on November 2, 2020.
Firefighter Harold Boone, while on-duty at the fire station, contracted COVID-19 from fellow firefighters who had subsequently tested positive for the virus. He passed away from the disease on November 2, 2020.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Boone at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 73 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.
