United States Fire Administration
7 December 2021
EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Lieutenant Darin Dean Pasold, 52, of the Hohenwald Fire Department on 27 November 2021.
On Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, Lieutenant Darin Dean Pasold responded to a motor vehicle accident where he came in contact with the accident victim. He subsequently contracted COVID-19 and passed away on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
Age: 52
Rank: Lieutenant
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: October 15, 2021
Date of death: November 27, 2021
Cause of death: Exposure
Nature of death: Covid-19
Activity type: Extrication
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2021 currently is 128.
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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