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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Feb 5, 1992 to Nov 2, 2021
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
9
Count of Hometown Heroes:
0
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Firefighter classifications

88.9%
8 Career
11.1%
1 Volunteer
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

33.3%
3 On-Scene Fire
22.2%
2 Training
22.2%
2 On-Scene Non-Fire
11.1%
1 Responding
11.1%
1 After
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 44.4%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

40%
2 Structure Fire
20%
1 Not Incident-Related
20%
1 Rescue/Extrication
20%
1 Emergency Medical Services

Cause of fatal injury

44.4%
4 Caught or Trapped
33.3%
3 Stress/Overexertion
11.1%
1 Struck By
11.1%
1 Exposure

Nature of fatal injury

22.2%
2 Asphyxiation
22.2%
2 Heart Attack
22.2%
2 Drowning
11.1%
1 Trauma
11.1%
1 Other
11.1%
1 Covid-19

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
11.1%
1 (21 to 25)
22.2%
2 (26 to 30)
11.1%
1 (31 to 40)
33.3%
3 (41 to 50)
22.2%
2 (51 to 60)
0%
0 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 44.4%

Type of activity

37.5%
3 Other
12.5%
1 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
12.5%
1 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
12.5%
1 Ventilation
12.5%
1 Incident Command
12.5%
1 EMS/Patient Care

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
11.1%
1 09:00-10:59
11.1%
1 11:00-12:59
11.1%
1 13:00-14:59
11.1%
1 15:00-16:59
0%
0 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
0%
0 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
55.6%
5 Unknown

Month of the year

33.3%
3 February
22.2%
2 November
11.1%
1 May
11.1%
1 October
11.1%
1 August
11.1%
1 June

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
5 Indiana