United States Fire Administration
18 November 2021
EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Brando Romo, 32, of the Pardeeville Fire Department on 6 November 2021.
On Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, while attending a Pardeeville Fire Department fundraiser, Firefighter Brandon Romo contracted COVID-19. He passed away from the virus on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.
Age: 32
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: October 6, 2021
Date of death: November 6, 2021
Cause of death: Exposure
Nature of death: Covid-19
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: Public Assembly
The number of on-duty deaths for 2021 currently is 123.
Go here to read the numbers of on-duty deaths due to COVID-19.
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
For more information about on-duty deaths as recorded by the United States Fire Administration go to “Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.”
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