Firefighter Clift died due to COVID-19
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter John Howell Clift, 64, of Rural Metro Fire Department on January 2, 2021.
Firefighter John Howell Clift contracted COVID-19 while on-duty. He was hospitalized in early December and passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Clift at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, three 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.
