Chief Costello passed away from a heart attack
related to COVID-19
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Chief Robert Costello, 62, of the Buckeye Fire-Medical Rescue Department on April 8, 2021.
Fire Chief Robert Costello, while on-duty, attended fire department and city council meetings with individuals with known cases of COVID-19. He subsequently contracted the virus and passed away from a heart attack stemming from the disease on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Tribute is being paid to Chief Costello at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 38 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2021. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
