The line-of-duty death of a California firefighter/paramedic who passed away from COVID-19 two months ago has officially been announced.
The U.S. Fire Administration said in a release Friday that Mountain Warfare Fire Department firefighter/paramedic Matthew “Bear” Michael Rominger died on May 16 after contracting the deadly virus in early April from a patient with a known infection. The Mountain Warfare FD is located in Bridgeport, CA.
Rominger, 48, was a member of the fire and emergency services for three decades, according to the USFA.
No other details in his passing were available.
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