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In the Line of Duty
Jarod F. Kammeyer, 48 - Defiance, Ohio
2/14/2023
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.