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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Jun 15, 1992 to Apr 8, 2020
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
14
Count of Hometown Heroes:
0
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Firefighter classifications

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

Type of duty

50%
7 Other On-Duty
35.7%
5 On-Scene Fire
7.1%
1 Responding
7.1%
1 After
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 42.9%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 2

Type of incident

44.4%
4 Structure Fire
44.4%
4 Not Incident-Related
11.1%
1 Other

Cause of fatal injury

50%
7 Stress/Overexertion
14.3%
2 Struck By
14.3%
2 Other
7.1%
1 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
7.1%
1 Collapse
7.1%
1 Exposure

Nature of fatal injury

57.1%
8 Heart Attack
21.4%
3 Asphyxiation
7.1%
1 Cerebrovascular Accident
7.1%
1 Trauma
7.1%
1 Covid-19

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
7.1%
1 (26 to 30)
14.3%
2 (31 to 40)
35.7%
5 (41 to 50)
35.7%
5 (51 to 60)
7.1%
1 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 21.4%

Type of activity

21.4%
3 In-Station Duties
21.4%
3 Not On Scene
14.3%
2 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
7.1%
1 Incident Command
7.1%
1 Water Supply
7.1%
1 Search and Rescue
7.1%
1 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
7.1%
1 Scene Safety
7.1%
1 Other

Time of fatal injury

14.3%
2 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
7.1%
1 05:00-06:59
21.4%
3 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
0%
0 11:00-12:59
0%
0 13:00-14:59
14.3%
2 15:00-16:59
7.1%
1 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
0%
0 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
35.7%
5 Unknown

Month of the year

28.6%
4 February
28.6%
4 November
14.3%
2 July
7.1%
1 June
7.1%
1 January
7.1%
1 August
7.1%
1 April

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
9 Michigan