LODD: Chicago firefighter-EMT dies of COVID-19 – the department’s 4th virus victim

By Janelle Foskett

CHICAGO — Chicago Firefighter-EMT Michael Pickering died from COVID-19 on Friday.

Pickering, 45, joined the department in 2003 and was assigned to Engine 29 in Bridgeport at the time of his passing.

ABC7 reported that Pickering got sick a few weeks ago and was eventually hospitalized and placed on a respirator.

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Pickering is the fourth member of the Chicago Fire Department to die from COVID-19:

• Firefighter Mario Araujo died from the virus on April 7, 2020.
• Firefighter Edward Singleton died on April 14, 2020.
• Paramedic Robert Truevillian died from the virus on Dec. 17, 2020.

See the full list of firefighters who have died from COVID-19 here.