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Firefighter Fatalities in the United States

The U. S. Fire Administration tracks and collects information on the causes of on-duty firefighter fatalities that occur in the United States. We conduct an annual analysis to identify specific problems so that we may direct efforts toward finding solutions that will reduce firefighter fatalities in the future. This information is also used to measure the effectiveness of programs directed toward firefighter health and safety.

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Firefighter fatalities in 2023

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Recent firefighter fatalities

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Name	Fire department	Location	Date of death
Richard "Rick" D. Miller	Henderson County Fire Department	Lexington, Tennessee	Dec 1, 2023
Matthew Dawson	Lubbock Fire Rescue	Lubbock, Texas	Nov 26, 2023
John Norris	Forest Bend Fire Department	Webster, Texas	Nov 25, 2023
Ralph M. Stegbauer	Concord Green Township Fire Department	Washington Court House, Ohio	Nov 25, 2023
Jeffery Skaggs	Concord Green Township Fire Department	Washington Court House, Ohio	Nov 25, 2023
Daniel Potts	Whitney Fire Department	Whitney, Texas	Nov 24, 2023
Justin Bower	Kinnelon Volunteer Fire Company	Kinnelon, New Jersey	Nov 18, 2023
Andrew "Drew" B. Price	Chicago Fire Department	Chicago, Illinois	Nov 13, 2023
Thomas Petschke, Jr.	Ballardsville Fire & Rescue	Crestwood, Kentucky	Nov 11, 2023
David Phelps	Prairieton Fire Department	Terre Haute, Indiana	Nov 2, 2023

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More resources on firefighter fatalities

Calling the Mayday (online training)
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National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
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