United States Fire Administration
10 November 2021
EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Fire Chief Danny L. Deyo, 73, of the Morley Area Fire Department on 6 November 2021.
On Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, Fire Chief Danny L. Deyo responded to an EMS call with a patient with a known case of COVID-19. He subsequently contracted the virus and passed away on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.
Age: 73
Rank: Fire Chief
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: October 12, 2021 12:42 p.m.
Date of death: November 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 119.
Go here to read the numbers of on-duty deaths due to COVID-19.
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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