USFA On-Duty Death: Mississippi

United States Fire Administration
9 September 2021

EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of District Chief Marshal Hilley, 53, of the Gulfport Fire Department on 1 September 2021.

While on duty, District Chief Marshal Hilley contracted COVID-19 while at the fire station. He passed away from the virus on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

Age: 53
Rank: District Chief
Classification: Career
Incident date: August 11, 2021 7:30 a.m.
Date of death: September 1, 2021
Cause of death: Exposure
Nature of death: Covid-19
Activity type: In-Station Duties
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: Store/Office

The number of on-duty deaths for 2021 currently is 89.

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.

For more information about on-duty deaths as recorded by the United States Fire Administration go to “Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.”

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