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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Aug 17, 1993 to Jun 8, 2021
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
8
Count of Hometown Heroes:
1
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Firefighter classifications

100%
8 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 1
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

62.5%
5 On-Scene Fire
12.5%
1 Responding
12.5%
1 Other On-Duty
12.5%
1 Training
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 75%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

50%
3 Structure Fire
33.3%
2 Not Incident-Related
16.7%
1 Vehicle Fire

Cause of fatal injury

50%
4 Caught or Trapped
25%
2 Fall
25%
2 Stress/Overexertion

Nature of fatal injury

37.5%
3 Burns
25%
2 Trauma
25%
2 Heart Attack
12.5%
1 Asphyxiation

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
0%
0 (26 to 30)
12.5%
1 (31 to 40)
37.5%
3 (41 to 50)
50%
4 (51 to 60)
0%
0 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 12.5%

Type of activity

50%
4 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
25%
2 Forcible Entry
12.5%
1 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
12.5%
1 In-Station Duties

Time of fatal injury

12.5%
1 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
12.5%
1 05:00-06:59
12.5%
1 07:00-08:59
37.5%
3 09:00-10:59
0%
0 11:00-12:59
0%
0 13:00-14:59
0%
0 15:00-16:59
12.5%
1 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
0%
0 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
12.5%
1 Unknown

Month of the year

37.5%
3 June
12.5%
1 August
12.5%
1 March
12.5%
1 January
12.5%
1 September
12.5%
1 October

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
6 California