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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Jan 27, 1991 to Oct 30, 2022
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
14
Count of Hometown Heroes:
1
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Firefighter classifications

92.9%
13 Career
7.1%
1 Volunteer
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

57.1%
8 On-Scene Fire
14.3%
2 Training
7.1%
1 Responding
7.1%
1 After
7.1%
1 Other On-Duty
7.1%
1 On-Scene Non-Fire
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 64.3%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

63.6%
7 Structure Fire
27.3%
3 Not Incident-Related
9.1%
1 Emergency Medical Services

Cause of fatal injury

28.6%
4 Stress/Overexertion
21.4%
3 Collapse
14.3%
2 Fall
14.3%
2 Caught or Trapped
7.1%
1 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
7.1%
1 Struck By
7.1%
1 Other

Nature of fatal injury

21.4%
3 Heart Attack
21.4%
3 Trauma
21.4%
3 Crushed
14.3%
2 Asphyxiation
7.1%
1 Burns
7.1%
1 Other
7.1%
1 Cerebrovascular Accident

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
14.3%
2 (21 to 25)
14.3%
2 (26 to 30)
28.6%
4 (31 to 40)
28.6%
4 (41 to 50)
7.1%
1 (51 to 60)
7.1%
1 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 57.1%

Type of activity

53.8%
7 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
7.7%
1 Forcible Entry
7.7%
1 Other
7.7%
1 Fitness Activity
7.7%
1 Scene Safety
7.7%
1 Not On Scene
7.7%
1 EMS/Patient Care

Time of fatal injury

7.1%
1 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
21.4%
3 05:00-06:59
7.1%
1 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
7.1%
1 11:00-12:59
7.1%
1 13:00-14:59
0%
0 15:00-16:59
7.1%
1 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
7.1%
1 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
35.7%
5 Unknown

Month of the year

28.6%
4 January
21.4%
3 February
14.3%
2 October
7.1%
1 June
7.1%
1 July
7.1%
1 September
7.1%
1 November
7.1%
1 August

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
11 Maryland