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Firefighter classifications
100%
17 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 3
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Type of duty
52.9%
9 On-Scene Fire
29.4%
5 Other On-Duty
5.9%
1 Training
5.9%
1 Returning
5.9%
1 After
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 41.2%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 2
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 2
Type of incident
42.9%
3 Structure Fire
28.6%
2 Not Incident-Related
14.3%
1 False Alarm
14.3%
1 Other
Cause of fatal injury
47.1%
8 Stress/Overexertion
35.3%
6 Caught or Trapped
11.8%
2 Struck By
5.9%
1 Exposure
Nature of fatal injury
41.2%
7 Heart Attack
23.5%
4 Burns
11.8%
2 Asphyxiation
11.8%
2 Violence
5.9%
1 Cerebrovascular Accident
5.9%
1 Covid-19
Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained
0%
0 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
5.9%
1 (26 to 30)
35.3%
6 (31 to 40)
35.3%
6 (41 to 50)
17.6%
3 (51 to 60)
0%
0 (61 and Over)
5.9%
1 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 43.8%
Type of activity
40%
6 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
26.7%
4 In-Station Duties
6.7%
1 Fitness Activity
6.7%
1 Other
6.7%
1 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
6.7%
1 Not On Scene
6.7%
1 Support
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
17.6%
3 11:00-12:59
0%
0 13:00-14:59
5.9%
1 15:00-16:59
5.9%
1 17:00-18:59
5.9%
1 19:00-20:59
17.6%
3 21:00-22:59
5.9%
1 23:00-00:59
41.2%
7 Unknown
Month of the year
23.5%
4 April
11.8%
2 January
11.8%
2 March
11.8%
2 June
5.9%
1 September
5.9%
1 November
5.9%
1 August
5.9%
1 July
5.9%
1 October
5.9%
1 May
5.9%
1 February
Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization
100%
7 Tennessee