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    ID Fire Chief Succumbs to COVID-19

    Sept. 16, 2021
    Garden Valley Fire Protection District Chief Jon Delvalle died Tuesday after being exposed to a patient infected with COVID-19 in mid-August.

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    Garden Valley Fire District Chief Jon Delvalle pours water on a fire in this undated photo posted by the department.
    Garden Valley Fire District Chief Jon Delvalle pours water on a fire in this undated photo posted by the department.

    Editor's note: Find Firehouse.com's complete coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic here.

    A fire chief in western Idaho near Boise has died after being exposed to a patient infected with COVID-19 in August.

    The U.S. Fire Administration on Thursday announced the line-of-duty death of Garden Valley Fire Protection District Chief Jon Delvalle, who was infected with the deadly virus on Aug. 15 and died of complications on Tuesday.

    Chief Delvalle, 63, was a 21-year veteran of the fire service, according to USFA.

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