United States Fire Administration
25 January 2022
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Captain Julian “Skill” Greaves Wilson, Jr., 59 of the Fayette County Fire Department on 23 January 2022.
On Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, Captain Julian “Skill” Greaves Wilson, Jr. responded to an EMS call with a patient with a known case of COVID-19. He subsequently contracted the virus and passed away on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022.
Age: 59
Rank: Captain
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: December 24, 2021 9:00 a.m.
Date of death: January 23, 2022
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 2022 currently is 9.
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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