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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Nov 13, 1990 to Jan 4, 2017
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
5
Count of Hometown Heroes:
0
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Firefighter classifications

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

Type of duty

60%
3 On-Scene Fire
40%
2 On-Scene Non-Fire
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 80%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

33.3%
1 Structure Fire
33.3%
1 Wildland
33.3%
1 Motor Vehicle Accident

Cause of fatal injury

80%
4 Stress/Overexertion
20%
1 Caught or Trapped

Nature of fatal injury

80%
4 Heart Attack
20%
1 Asphyxiation

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

20%
1 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
0%
0 (26 to 30)
0%
0 (31 to 40)
0%
0 (41 to 50)
40%
2 (51 to 60)
40%
2 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 20%

Type of activity

40%
2 Support
20%
1 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
20%
1 Other
20%
1 Standby

Time of fatal injury

20%
1 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
20%
1 19:00-20:59
0%
0 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
60%
3 Unknown

Month of the year

40%
2 January
20%
1 November
20%
1 August
20%
1 July

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
3 Pennsylvania