Shreveport firefighter contracted COVID-19
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Leonard L. Coney, 41, of the Shreveport Fire Department on January 6, 2021.
Firefighter Leonard L. Coney treated and transported a COVID-19 patient on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 and another COVID-19 patient on Friday, December 25, 2020. He subsequently contracted the virus and passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Coney at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, five 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.
