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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Mar 28, 1994 to Dec 19, 2022
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
396
Count of Hometown Heroes:
1
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Firefighter classifications

99.2%
393 Career
0.76%
3 Industrial
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 8
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

97.2%
384 On-Scene Fire
1%
4 Training
0.76%
3 On-Scene Non-Fire
0.76%
3 Other On-Duty
0.25%
1 After
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 97.7%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 345

Type of incident

97.6%
361 Structure Fire
1.6%
6 Not Incident-Related
0.27%
1 Other
0.27%
1 Hazmat
0.27%
1 Motor Vehicle Accident

Cause of fatal injury

88.1%
349 Collapse
3.5%
14 Stress/Overexertion
3%
12 Caught or Trapped
1.5%
6 Exposure
1.5%
6 Fall
1%
4 Struck By
0.76%
3 Lost
0.25%
1 Out of Air
0.25%
1 Other

Nature of fatal injury

89.6%
354 Trauma
4.6%
18 Asphyxiation
3%
12 Heart Attack
1.5%
6 Burns
0.51%
2 Crushed
0.51%
2 Other
0.25%
1 Cerebrovascular Accident

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
1%
4 (21 to 25)
1.5%
6 (26 to 30)
4.8%
19 (31 to 40)
5.6%
22 (41 to 50)
0.8%
3 (51 to 60)
0.3%
1 (61 and Over)
86.1%
341 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 52.7%

Type of activity

91.4%
361 Search and Rescue
4.1%
16 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
1.5%
6 In-Station Duties
1.3%
5 Ventilation
0.51%
2 Other
0.25%
1 Salvage and Overhaul
0.25%
1 Water Supply
0.25%
1 Incident Command
0.25%
1 Unknown
0.25%
1 Fitness Activity

Time of fatal injury

0%
0 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
0.3%
1 05:00-06:59
0.8%
3 07:00-08:59
87.4%
346 09:00-10:59
1.3%
5 11:00-12:59
2%
8 13:00-14:59
1.5%
6 15:00-16:59
0.3%
1 17:00-18:59
1%
4 19:00-20:59
0.5%
2 21:00-22:59
1%
4 23:00-00:59
4%
16 Unknown

Month of the year

87.6%
347 September
2.3%
9 January
2%
8 December
1.5%
6 June
1.5%
6 August
1.3%
5 April
1%
4 March
1%
4 November
0.76%
3 July
0.51%
2 October
0.51%
2 February

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
370 New York