USFA LODD: Florida Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.30.2020

In early March of this year, while on official duty, Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo, 70, was attending the EMS Today Conference in Tampa, Florida, where he contracted COVID-19, traced by the Department of Health.  He subsequently died from the virus on Thursday, April 30, 2020. 

  

Our condolences to DiPetrillo Family & Friends, Seminole Tribe of Florida Fire Rescue, and to all affected by Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo's passing.

   

To date, 32 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.