United States Fire Administration
10 September 2021
EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/Paramedic Miguel Angulo, of the Phoenix Fire Department on 6 September 2021.
On July 22, 2021, Firefighter/Paramedic Miguel Angulo responded to an EMS call with a patient with a known case of COVID-19. He subsequently contracted the virus and passed away on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021.
Age: 42
Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic
Classification: Career
Incident date: July 22, 2021 1:31 p.m.
Date of death: September 6, 2021
Cause of death: Exposure
Nature of death: Covid-19
Activity type: EMS/Patient Care
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2021 currently is 91.
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.”