Chicago firefighter contracted COVID-19
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Edward Singleton, 55, of the Chicago Fire Department on April 14, 2020.
Firefighter Edward Singleton contracted COVID-19 during the course of his official duties at the firehouse.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Singleton at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 35 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.
