Jarod F. Kammeyer
Assistant Chief
Noble Township Fire Department
Defiance, Ohio
Age: 48
Sex: Male
Classification: Paid-On-Call
Years of service: 30
Date of incident: November 1, 2020
Date of death: February 14, 2023
On Sunday, November 1, 2020, Assistant Chief Jarod F. Kammeyer reported to the fire station as stand-by while units responded on automatic mutual aid to a structure fire. While at the station, he contracted COVID-19. On Monday, November 16, 2020, he was admitted to the hospital with severe COVID-19 symptoms. After being hospitalized for 288 days, he returned home. Assistant Chief Kammeyer was hospitalized again in the fall of 2022. On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, he passed away from multiple organ failure related to COVID-19.
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