Firefighter classifications
100%
9 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 1
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Type of duty
100%
9 On-Scene Fire
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 100%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Type of incident
100%
3 Structure Fire
Cause of fatal injury
88.9%
8 Caught or Trapped
11.1%
1 Collapse
Nature of fatal injury
55.6%
5 Asphyxiation
33.3%
3 Burns
11.1%
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)
55.6%
5 (31 to 40)
33.3%
3 (41 to 50)
11.1%
1 (51 to 60)
0%
0 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 55.6%
Type of activity
77.8%
7 Search and Rescue
11.1%
1 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
11.1%
1 Ventilation
Time of fatal injury
11.1%
1 01:00-02:59
11.1%
1 03:00-04:59
11.1%
1 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
66.7%
6 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
0%
0 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
0%
0 Unknown
Month of the year
88.9%
8 December
11.1%
1 November
Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization
100%
3 Massachusetts