An Arkansas firefighter passed away late last month after contracting COVID-19 on an EMS call a few weeks earlier.
The U.S. Fire Administration on Thursday announced the line-of-duty death of Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services firefighter/engineer Cory Collins, who succumbed to the virus on Aug. 21 after being infected on Aug. 5.
The 32-year-old Collins was a nine-year veteran of the fire service.
According to his obituary, he leaves behind a wife, his parents and and multiple siblings.
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