While on duty, Fire Captain Franklin Williams contracted COVID-19 from working with another firefighter who had subsequently tested positive for the virus.
Detroit Fire Department
1301 3rd Street
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Chief: Robert Distelrath
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
| Age: | 57 |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Fire Captain |
| Classification: | Career |
| Incident date: | March 22, 2020 08:00 |
| Date of death: | April 8, 2020 |
| Cause of death: | Exposure |
| Nature of death: | Other |
| Activity type: | In-Station Duties |
| Emergency duty: | Yes |
| Duty type: | Other On-Duty |
| Fixed property use: | N/A |
