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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Nov 24, 1993 to Nov 13, 2023
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
31
Count of Hometown Heroes:
2
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Firefighter classifications

100%
31 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 2
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

51.6%
16 On-Scene Fire
16.1%
5 On-Scene Non-Fire
9.7%
3 Responding
6.5%
2 Training
6.5%
2 After
6.5%
2 Other On-Duty
3.2%
1 Returning
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 80.6%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

60%
12 Structure Fire
15%
3 Not Incident-Related
10%
2 Other
10%
2 Emergency Medical Services
5%
1 Technical Rescue

Cause of fatal injury

29%
9 Stress/Overexertion
19.4%
6 Caught or Trapped
12.9%
4 Fall
9.7%
3 Struck By
9.7%
3 Exposure
6.5%
2 Collapse
3.2%
1 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
3.2%
1 Lost
3.2%
1 Out of Air
3.2%
1 Unknown

Nature of fatal injury

25.8%
8 Trauma
25.8%
8 Heart Attack
22.6%
7 Asphyxiation
9.7%
3 Covid-19
6.5%
2 Crushed
3.2%
1 Drowning
3.2%
1 Cerebrovascular Accident
3.2%
1 Unknown

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
3.2%
1 (26 to 30)
29%
9 (31 to 40)
32.3%
10 (41 to 50)
29%
9 (51 to 60)
6.5%
2 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 32.3%

Type of activity

26.7%
8 Other
26.7%
8 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
10%
3 Search and Rescue
6.7%
2 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
6.7%
2 Ventilation
6.7%
2 EMS/Patient Care
3.3%
1 Water Supply
3.3%
1 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
3.3%
1 Unknown
3.3%
1 In-Station Duties
3.3%
1 Not On Scene

Time of fatal injury

9.7%
3 01:00-02:59
3.2%
1 03:00-04:59
9.7%
3 05:00-06:59
9.7%
3 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
3.2%
1 11:00-12:59
6.5%
2 13:00-14:59
3.2%
1 15:00-16:59
3.2%
1 17:00-18:59
3.2%
1 19:00-20:59
6.5%
2 21:00-22:59
3.2%
1 23:00-00:59
38.7%
12 Unknown

Month of the year

22.6%
7 December
16.1%
5 November
16.1%
5 April
12.9%
4 August
6.5%
2 March
6.5%
2 February
6.5%
2 May
3.2%
1 September
3.2%
1 June
3.2%
1 January
3.2%
1 October

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
20 Illinois