Firefighter classifications
100%
7 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 1
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Type of duty
100%
6 On-Scene Fire
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 71.4%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Type of incident
100%
5 Structure Fire
Cause of fatal injury
42.9%
3 Caught or Trapped
28.6%
2 Stress/Overexertion
28.6%
2 Collapse
Nature of fatal injury
28.6%
2 Heart Attack
28.6%
2 Asphyxiation
14.3%
1 Burns
14.3%
1 Other
14.3%
1 Trauma
Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained
0%
0 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
0%
0 (26 to 30)
42.9%
3 (31 to 40)
28.6%
2 (41 to 50)
14.3%
1 (51 to 60)
0%
0 (61 and Over)
14.3%
1 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 50%
Type of activity
60%
3 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
40%
2 Search and Rescue
Time of fatal injury
0%
0 01:00-02:59
28.6%
2 03:00-04:59
14.3%
1 05:00-06:59
0%
0 07:00-08:59
14.3%
1 09:00-10:59
0%
0 11:00-12:59
0%
0 13:00-14:59
0%
0 15:00-16:59
0%
0 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
0%
0 21:00-22:59
14.3%
1 23:00-00:59
28.6%
2 Unknown
Month of the year
28.6%
2 August
14.3%
1 January
14.3%
1 December
14.3%
1 July
14.3%
1 February
14.3%
1 March
Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization
100%
5 New York