USFA: New York On-Duty Death

Captain contracted COVID-19 during his official duties

United States Fire Administration

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Fire Captain Andrew DiMaggio, 57, of the New Rochelle Fire Department on May 3, 2020.

Fire Captain Andrew DiMaggio contracted COVID-19 during the course of his official duties at the firehouse.

Tribute is being paid to Fire Captain DiMaggio at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 32 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.

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