Firefighter classifications
100%
29 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 2
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Type of duty
48.3%
14 On-Scene Fire
17.2%
5 On-Scene Non-Fire
10.3%
3 Responding
6.9%
2 Training
6.9%
2 After
6.9%
2 Other On-Duty
3.4%
1 Returning
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 79.3%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Type of incident
55.6%
10 Structure Fire
16.7%
3 Not Incident-Related
11.1%
2 Other
11.1%
2 Emergency Medical Services
5.6%
1 Technical Rescue
Cause of fatal injury
27.6%
8 Stress/Overexertion
20.7%
6 Caught or Trapped
10.3%
3 Fall
10.3%
3 Struck By
10.3%
3 Exposure
6.9%
2 Collapse
6.9%
2 Unknown
3.4%
1 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
3.4%
1 Lost
Nature of fatal injury
24.1%
7 Trauma
24.1%
7 Heart Attack
20.7%
6 Asphyxiation
10.3%
3 Covid-19
6.9%
2 Crushed
6.9%
2 Unknown
3.4%
1 Drowning
3.4%
1 Cerebrovascular Accident
Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained
0%
0 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
3.4%
1 (26 to 30)
27.6%
8 (31 to 40)
34.5%
10 (41 to 50)
27.6%
8 (51 to 60)
6.9%
2 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 31%
Type of activity
28.6%
8 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
25%
7 Other
10.7%
3 Search and Rescue
7.1%
2 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
7.1%
2 EMS/Patient Care
3.6%
1 Water Supply
3.6%
1 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
3.6%
1 Ventilation
3.6%
1 Unknown
3.6%
1 In-Station Duties
3.6%
1 Not On Scene
Time of fatal injury
10.3%
3 01:00-02:59
3.4%
1 03:00-04:59
6.9%
2 05:00-06:59
10.3%
3 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
3.4%
1 11:00-12:59
6.9%
2 13:00-14:59
0%
0 15:00-16:59
3.4%
1 17:00-18:59
3.4%
1 19:00-20:59
6.9%
2 21:00-22:59
3.4%
1 23:00-00:59
41.4%
12 Unknown
Month of the year
24.1%
7 December
17.2%
5 April
13.8%
4 November
10.3%
3 August
6.9%
2 March
6.9%
2 February
6.9%
2 May
3.4%
1 September
3.4%
1 June
3.4%
1 January
3.4%
1 October
Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization
100%
18 Illinois