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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Mar 15, 1993 to Jul 5, 2023
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
3
Count of Hometown Heroes:
1
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Firefighter classifications

66.7%
2 Career
33.3%
1 Volunteer
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

33.3%
1 Other On-Duty
33.3%
1 On-Scene Fire
33.3%
1 Training
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 33.3%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

33.3%
1 Other
33.3%
1 Wildland
33.3%
1 Not Incident-Related

Cause of fatal injury

66.7%
2 Stress/Overexertion
33.3%
1 Struck By

Nature of fatal injury

66.7%
2 Heart Attack
33.3%
1 Trauma

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
33.3%
1 (26 to 30)
33.3%
1 (31 to 40)
0%
0 (41 to 50)
0%
0 (51 to 60)
33.3%
1 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 66.7%

Type of activity

50%
1 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
50%
1 Fitness Activity

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
33.3%
1 09:00-10:59
0%
0 11:00-12:59
0%
0 13:00-14:59
33.3%
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
33.3%
1 Unknown

Month of the year

33.3%
1 March
33.3%
1 April
33.3%
1 July

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
3 Virginia