United States Fire Administration
9 February 2022
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Captain William Michael “Mike” Brooks, 59, of the Nashville Fire Department on 1 February 2022.
While on duty, Captain William Michael “Mike” Brooks contracted COVID-19 from responding to numerous emergency medical calls. He passed away from the virus on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
Age: 59
Rank: Captain
Classification: Career
Incident date: December 29, 2021 6:00 a.m.
Date of death: February 1, 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 16.
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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