NEW YORK CITY — An FDNY veteran with more than two decades of service died of coronavirus, the department said Friday.

Deputy Chief Inspector Syed Rahman, 59, died this week of COVID-19 after 22 years with the department, according to a spokesperson.

Rahman was responsible for the day-to-day management of a team of fire protection inspectors assigned to the department's bureau of management analysis and planning, office of internal audit and control. The team is responsible for conducting audits of initial inspections on potentially high-risk New York City buildings under construction.

“Deputy Chief Inspector Rahman dedicated his life to helping others through his service to the Department, and New Yorkers were safer because of his outstanding work,” said Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro. “Every day, he helped accomplish FDNY’s lifesaving mission and ensured construction, demolition, and abatement took place safely in our city. Our entire Department mourns his loss.”

Rahman was preparing to assist the department on an assignment related to COVID-19 capacity enforcement, the FDNY said.

A resident of Queens, Rahman was a beloved husband and father, and a friend to all he worked with each day; he is survived by his wife and their four sons, an FDNY spokesperson said.

In their message announcing Rahman's passing, the FDNY also gave information about a fund t help those in the department affected by coronavirus.

"The FDNY Foundation has created the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to directly support FDNY members and their families who are suffering from the pandemic. To donate in support of Rahman's family and all FDNY members who are are working to save lives while simultaneously meeting the needs of their own loved ones, visit fdnyfoundation.org/donate.