COVID-19 Claims Life of MD Fire Chief
By Allison Kite, Glenn E. Rice and Mike Hendricks
Source The Kansas City Star
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A Maryland fire chief with more than a half century of combined career and volunteer firefighting experience died Tuesday of COVID-19 complications.
Nicholas "Nick" Finamore was the current chief of the Allentown Road Volunteer Fire Department at the time of his death, Prince George's County Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics Association stated in an online update. Previously, he had served as a deputy chief with the Prince George's County Fire Department before retiring.
It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Retired Deputy Chief Nicholas "Nick"...
Posted by Prince George's County Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics Association on Tuesday, January 5, 2021
"He was well known in the fire service, and well respected by all that had the privilege to know and work alongside him," the firefighters union stated. "Chief Finamore was considered a pioneer in the Prince George's County Fire Department, a true leader and the epitome of the perfect Fire Fighter."
Following Finamore's death, firefighters from Prince George's and the Anne Arundel counties escorted the chief's body, along with his family, from the hospital.
"There was never a shortage of stories about Chief Finamore and his love for the job," the firefighters union stated. "This is a loss that many will mourn, while they reflect on the mark that he left on the Prince George's County Fire Department."
