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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Nov 11, 2008 to Nov 11, 2008
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
4
Count of Hometown Heroes:
0
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Firefighter classifications

50%
2 Career
50%
2 Volunteer
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

25%
1 Training
25%
1 On-Scene Fire
25%
1 Other On-Duty
25%
1 Responding
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 50%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

50%
2 Not Incident-Related
25%
1 Structure Fire
25%
1 Motor Vehicle Accident

Cause of fatal injury

50%
2 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
25%
1 Stress/Overexertion
25%
1 Other

Nature of fatal injury

75%
3 Trauma
25%
1 Other

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

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

Type of activity

50%
2 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
25%
1 Other
25%
1 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)

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
25%
1 11:00-12:59
50%
2 13:00-14:59
0%
0 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
25%
1 Unknown

Month of the year

100%
4 November

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

25%
1 Alabama
25%
1 Massachusetts
25%
1 New York
25%
1 South Carolina