Firefighter Record
Firefighter Details
| Name | Mario Araujo |
| Agency | Chicago Fire Department |
| Rank | Firefighter |
| Type of Firefighter | Career |
| Age Range | 46 to 50 |
| Sex | Male |
| Date of Birth | 0/0/0 |
| Date of Death | 4/7/2020 |
| Cause of Death | Contact/Exposure |
| Nature of Death | COVID-19 |
| Attribute of Death | [not applicable] |
| Type of Duty | Emergency medical care |
Incident Details
| Incident Name | N/A |
| Incident City | |
| Incident State | IL |
| Incident Date | 3/1/2020 |
| Incident Location | [Unknown] |
| Incident Attribute | [Not applicable] |
Incident Summary
On April 7, 2020, Firefighter Mario Araujo of the Chicago Fire Department died in the line of duty from complications of COVID-19 after being exposed to a patient with the virus while on duty.
Funeral services for Araujo were held at the Theis-Gorski Funeral Home on April 13, and he was buried at Montrose Cemetery.
Araujo had been a firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department since 2003, spending most of his career at Truck Company 25.
Citations:
Ashlee Rezin Garcia, “Mourners salute from a distance at funeral of Chicago firefighter who died of COVID-19” Chicago Sun-Times, April 13, 2020.
“USA Notice of Firefighter Fatality - Chicago, IL,” U.S. Fire Administration, April 21, 2020.
Additional Resources :
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/firefighter-fatalities-2020.pdf
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/img/charts/firefighter-fatalities-in-2020-tree-map.1920x1080.pdf
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