United States Fire Administration
10 February 2022
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Engineer Brian Miiller, 61, of the Buckeye Valley Fire District on 7 February 2022.
While on duty, Engineer Brian Miiller contracted COVID-19 from the firehouse. He passed away from the virus on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.
Age: 61
Rank: Engineer
Classification: Career
Incident date: December 29, 2021 8:00 a.m.
Date of death: February 7, 2022
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 2022 currently is 17.
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.”