DE Firefighter Dies after Three-Week Battle with COVID

    Dec. 10, 2020
    Ellendale Fire Company firefighter Kristopher Heffentrager Sr., who died Nov. 27, had served as a fire police officer this year, "a position he was incredibly proud to hold," the department said.

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    Ellendale, DE, Fire Company
    Ellendale, DE, Fire Company firefighter Kristopher Heffentrager Sr., 45.
    Ellendale, DE, Fire Company firefighter Kristopher Heffentrager Sr., 45.

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    A Delaware firefighter died from COVID-19 last month.

    Ellendale Fire Company firefighter Kristopher Heffentrager Sr., 45, had battled the virus for three weeks, according to his obituary. He died at Thomas Jefferson Hospital on Nov. 27. 

    "Kris had served as a fire policeman this year, a position he was incredibly proud to hold," Heffentrager's fire company stated in an online update.

    Along with being a firefighter, Heffentrager also drove for a bus company.

    A memorial with full honors at the Ellendale Fire Company is set for 3 p.m. Sunday.

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