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Report Dates:
Sep 11, 2001 to Jan 23, 2017
Number of On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities:
3
Count of Hometown Heroes:
1
Firefighter Classifications
100%
3 Volunteer
Number of Multiple Firefighter Fatality Incidents: 0
Number of Firefighter Fatalities Associated with Wildland Incidents: 0
Type of Duty
33.3%
1 On-Scene Fire
33.3%
1 Responding
33.3%
1 After
Percent of Fatalities Related to Emergency Duty: 66.7%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with Suspicious/Incendiary incidents: 0
Type of Incident
33.3%
1 Structure Fire
33.3%
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
33.3%
1 Not Incident-Related
Cause of Fatal Injury
66.7%
2 Stress/Overexertion
33.3%
1 Collapse
Nature of Fatal Injury
66.7%
2 Heart Attack
33.3%
1 Crushed
Age of Firefighter When the Fatal Injury Was Sustained
0%
0 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
0%
0 (26 to 30)
33.3%
1 (31 to 40)
0%
0 (41 to 50)
33.3%
1 (51 to 60)
33.3%
1 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of Firefighter Fatalities Age 40 and Under: 33.3%
Type of Activity
33.3%
1 EMS/Patient Care
33.3%
1 Responding
33.3%
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
0%
0
17:00-18:59
0%
0
19:00-20:59
33.3%
1
21:00-22:59
0%
0
23:00-00:59
66.7%
2
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Month of the Year
33.3%
1 September
33.3%
1 March
33.3%
1 January
Firefighter Fatalities by State by Location of Fire Service Organization
100%
3 New York