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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Aug 9, 2000 to Jun 3, 2018
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
2
Count of Hometown Heroes:
1
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Firefighter classifications

100%
2 Volunteer
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

50%
1 On-Scene Fire
50%
1 Training
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 50%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

100%
1 Not Incident-Related

Cause of fatal injury

100%
2 Stress/Overexertion

Nature of fatal injury

50%
1 Asphyxiation
50%
1 Heart Attack

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

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

Type of activity

50%
1 Support
50%
1 Other

Time of fatal injury

0%
0 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
0%
0 05:00-06:59
0%
0 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
0%
0 11:00-12:59
0%
0 13:00-14:59
0%
0 15:00-16:59
50%
1 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
50%
1 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
0%
0 Unknown

Month of the year

50%
1 August
50%
1 June

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
1 North Carolina