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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 28, 2021
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
141
Count of Hometown Heroes:
10
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Firefighter classifications

53.9%
76 Career
32.6%
46 Volunteer
4.3%
6 Paid-on-Call
3.5%
5 Wildland Contract
2.1%
3 Wildland Part-Time
2.1%
3 Part-Time (Paid)
1.4%
2 Wildland Full-Time
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 2
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 10

Type of duty

32.6%
46 On-Scene Non-Fire
28.4%
40 Other On-Duty
24.8%
35 On-Scene Fire
6.4%
9 Training
5.7%
8 Responding
2.1%
3 Returning
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 65.2%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

24.1%
34 Emergency Medical Services
19.1%
27 Not Incident-Related
15.6%
22 Other
14.2%
20 Structure Fire
12.8%
18 Motor Vehicle Accident
11.3%
16 Wildland
2.1%
3 Vehicle Fire
0.71%
1 Hazmat

Cause of fatal injury

44.7%
63 Exposure
27.7%
39 Stress/Overexertion
8.5%
12 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
5.7%
8 Struck By
2.8%
4 Other
2.8%
4 Fall
2.1%
3 Collapse
2.1%
3 Caught or Trapped
2.1%
3 Lost
0.71%
1 Suicide
0.71%
1 Contact With

Nature of fatal injury

44.7%
63 Covid-19
23.4%
33 Heart Attack
15.6%
22 Trauma
5%
7 Other
3.5%
5 Asphyxiation
2.1%
3 Cerebrovascular Accident
2.1%
3 Burns
1.4%
2 Crushed
0.71%
1 Violence
0.71%
1 Heat Exhaustion
0.71%
1 Electrocution

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0.7%
1 (Under 21)
4.3%
6 (21 to 25)
5.7%
8 (26 to 30)
16.3%
23 (31 to 40)
19.9%
28 (41 to 50)
30.5%
43 (51 to 60)
22.7%
32 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 27%

Type of activity

24.1%
34 EMS/Patient Care
22.7%
32 In-Station Duties
13.5%
19 Other
7.8%
11 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
5.7%
8 Incident Command
4.3%
6 Responding
4.3%
6 Fitness Activity
3.5%
5 Support
2.8%
4 Search and Rescue
2.8%
4 Scene Safety
2.1%
3 Water Supply
2.1%
3 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
1.4%
2 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
1.4%
2 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
1.4%
2 Pump Operations

Time of fatal injury

3.5%
5 01:00-02:59
4.3%
6 03:00-04:59
4.3%
6 05:00-06:59
19.9%
28 07:00-08:59
4.3%
6 09:00-10:59
6.4%
9 11:00-12:59
6.4%
9 13:00-14:59
7.1%
10 15:00-16:59
9.2%
13 17:00-18:59
5%
7 19:00-20:59
5%
7 21:00-22:59
2.8%
4 23:00-00:59
22%
31 Unknown

Month of the year

16.3%
23 September
14.2%
20 August
9.9%
14 January
9.9%
14 October
8.5%
12 March
7.8%
11 December
7.1%
10 June
7.1%
10 November
5.7%
8 February
5.7%
8 July
5%
7 April
2.8%
4 May

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

0.71%
1 Alabama
0.71%
1 Alaska
3.5%
5 Arizona
3.5%
5 Arkansas
5%
7 California
4.3%
6 Colorado
1.4%
2 Connecticut
0.71%
1 Delaware
5.7%
8 Florida
3.5%
5 Georgia
0.71%
1 Idaho
3.5%
5 Illinois
2.1%
3 Indiana
1.4%
2 Kansas
2.1%
3 Kentucky
1.4%
2 Louisiana
2.1%
3 Maryland
1.4%
2 Michigan
0.71%
1 Minnesota
2.1%
3 Mississippi
1.4%
2 Missouri
1.4%
2 Montana
0.71%
1 Nebraska
5.7%
8 New Jersey
1.4%
2 New Mexico
3.5%
5 New York
5.7%
8 North Carolina
5.7%
8 Ohio
1.4%
2 Oklahoma
0.71%
1 Oregon
5.7%
8 Pennsylvania
2.1%
3 South Carolina
3.5%
5 Tennessee
7.1%
10 Texas
0.71%
1 Utah
0.71%
1 Virgin Islands
0.71%
1 Virginia
1.4%
2 Washington
1.4%
2 West Virginia
0.71%
1 Wisconsin
1.4%
2 Wyoming