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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 24, 2023
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
18
Count of Hometown Heroes:
2
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Firefighter classifications

55.6%
10 Career
44.4%
8 Volunteer
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

38.9%
7 On-Scene Fire
22.2%
4 Other On-Duty
22.2%
4 Training
11.1%
2 Responding
5.6%
1 On-Scene Non-Fire
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 61.1%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

27.8%
5 Structure Fire
27.8%
5 Not Incident-Related
16.7%
3 Outside Fire
5.6%
1 Vehicle Fire
5.6%
1 Other
5.6%
1 Weather/Disaster Response
5.6%
1 Rescue/Extrication
5.6%
1 Wildland

Cause of fatal injury

38.9%
7 Stress/Overexertion
22.2%
4 Unknown
16.7%
3 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
5.6%
1 Out of Air
5.6%
1 Struck By
5.6%
1 Caught or Trapped
5.6%
1 Suicide

Nature of fatal injury

33.3%
6 Heart Attack
27.8%
5 Unknown
22.2%
4 Trauma
5.6%
1 Crushed
5.6%
1 Drowning
5.6%
1 Electrocution

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
5.6%
1 (21 to 25)
5.6%
1 (26 to 30)
11.1%
2 (31 to 40)
27.8%
5 (41 to 50)
22.2%
4 (51 to 60)
27.8%
5 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 22.2%

Type of activity

22.2%
4 Fitness Activity
22.2%
4 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
11.1%
2 Other
11.1%
2 Scene Safety
11.1%
2 In-Station Duties
11.1%
2 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
11.1%
2 Responding

Time of fatal injury

0%
0 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
0%
0 05:00-06:59
11.1%
2 07:00-08:59
16.7%
3 09:00-10:59
11.1%
2 11:00-12:59
5.6%
1 13:00-14:59
11.1%
2 15:00-16:59
16.7%
3 17:00-18:59
22.2%
4 19:00-20:59
5.6%
1 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
0%
0 Unknown

Month of the year

44.4%
8 February
33.3%
6 March
22.2%
4 January

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

5.6%
1 Alabama
5.6%
1 Georgia
5.6%
1 Hawaii
5.6%
1 Illinois
5.6%
1 Massachusetts
11.1%
2 Michigan
5.6%
1 New Jersey
11.1%
2 New York
5.6%
1 North Carolina
5.6%
1 Ohio
5.6%
1 Oregon
5.6%
1 Rhode Island
5.6%
1 Texas
5.6%
1 Virginia
5.6%
1 Washington
5.6%
1 Wisconsin