AR Firefighter Dies after Contracting COVID-19

Pine Bluff firefighter Cory Collins contracted COVID-19 during an EMS call and passed away from complications of the virus on Aug. 21.
Source Firehouse.com News
Sept. 2, 2021
Pine Bluff, AR, Fire and Emergency Services
Pine Bluff firefighter/engineer Cory Collins.
Pine Bluff firefighter/engineer Cory Collins.

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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