Firefighter classifications
47.2%
1765 Volunteer
44.7%
1671 Career
2.1%
78 Wildland Contract
1.8%
66 Wildland Full-Time
1.5%
56 Wildland Part-Time
1.4%
51 Paid-on-Call
1.1%
42 Part-Time (Paid)
0.21%
8 Industrial
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 148
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 200
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 200
Type of duty
41.3%
1548 On-Scene Fire
16.9%
634 Other On-Duty
14.3%
535 Responding
10.4%
388 On-Scene Non-Fire
8.1%
303 Training
7.2%
269 After
1.8%
67 Returning
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 61.3%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 438
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 438
Type of incident
34.1%
988 Structure Fire
21.5%
623 Not Incident-Related
16.2%
470 Wildland
7.6%
219 Motor Vehicle Accident
7.1%
207 Other
5.2%
150 Emergency Medical Services
2.7%
79 Outside Fire
1.1%
32 False Alarm
0.97%
28 Vehicle Fire
0.93%
27 Unknown
0.86%
25 Technical Rescue
0.79%
23 Hazmat
0.72%
21 Weather/Disaster Response
0.24%
7 Rescue/Extrication
Cause of fatal injury
42.1%
1578 Stress/Overexertion
12.8%
479 Struck By
11.2%
420 Collapse
9.9%
372 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
9.4%
353 Caught or Trapped
5.8%
217 Exposure
3.5%
131 Other
3.3%
124 Fall
0.75%
28 Unknown
0.56%
21 Lost
0.21%
8 Assault
0.21%
8 Out of Air
0.19%
7 Suicide
0.13%
5 Contact With
Nature of fatal injury
39.7%
1498 Heart Attack
34.2%
1291 Trauma
7.4%
278 Asphyxiation
4.9%
185 Burns
3.3%
125 Other
2.8%
106 Covid-19
2.6%
97 Cerebrovascular Accident
1.4%
54 Crushed
0.9%
34 Drowning
0.9%
34 Electrocution
0.77%
29 Violence
0.72%
27 Unknown
0.32%
12 Heat Exhaustion
0.13%
5 Disease Exposure
Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained
3.2%
120 (Under 21)
5.5%
207 (21 to 25)
6.3%
239 (26 to 30)
15.6%
593 (31 to 40)
22.2%
842 (41 to 50)
20.4%
775 (51 to 60)
14.9%
565 (61 and Over)
12%
454 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 34.7%
Type of activity
17.8%
618 Other
16.1%
558 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
14.9%
515 Search and Rescue
7.8%
270 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
6%
208 Not On Scene
5.4%
186 In-Station Duties
4.9%
171 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
4.1%
141 Support
3.8%
131 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
3.5%
120 EMS/Patient Care
2.4%
84 Fitness Activity
2.4%
83 Incident Command
2.2%
75 Unknown
2%
69 Scene Safety
1.7%
60 Water Supply
1.1%
38 Ventilation
1%
36 Pump Operations
1%
36 Responding
0.69%
24 Standby
0.43%
15 Setup
0.35%
12 Salvage and Overhaul
0.26%
9 Extrication
0.2%
7 Forcible Entry
Time of fatal injury
3.2%
121 01:00-02:59
2.3%
86 03:00-04:59
3%
115 05:00-06:59
5.6%
212 07:00-08:59
14.5%
552 09:00-10:59
5.9%
225 11:00-12:59
7%
266 13:00-14:59
7.6%
290 15:00-16:59
8.3%
314 17:00-18:59
6.7%
254 19:00-20:59
5.6%
214 21:00-22:59
3.2%
120 23:00-00:59
27%
1026 Unknown
Month of the year
16%
609 September
8.9%
339 August
8.5%
322 March
8.4%
318 January
8.3%
314 June
7.9%
301 April
7.9%
300 July
7.6%
289 December
7.6%
287 February
6.9%
262 November
6.2%
236 October
5.7%
218 May
Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization
0.03%
1 APO
1.8%
53 Alabama
0.21%
6 Alaska
0.07%
2 American Samoa
2%
59 Arizona
1.1%
32 Arkansas
6%
174 California
1.1%
32 Colorado
1.3%
37 Connecticut
0.41%
12 Delaware
0.14%
4 District of Columbia
2.3%
68 Florida
2.1%
60 Georgia
0.03%
1 Guam
0.21%
6 Hawaii
1%
30 Idaho
2.9%
84 Illinois
1.7%
49 Indiana
0.69%
20 Iowa
1.4%
40 Kansas
2.1%
60 Kentucky
1.1%
31 Louisiana
0.59%
17 Maine
1.7%
50 Maryland
1.4%
40 Massachusetts
2.1%
60 Michigan
0.59%
17 Minnesota
1.7%
50 Mississippi
2.2%
65 Missouri
1%
30 Montana
0.66%
19 Nebraska
0.52%
15 Nevada
0.55%
16 New Hampshire
3.4%
98 New Jersey
1%
29 New Mexico
18.6%
538 New York
4%
116 North Carolina
0.1%
3 North Dakota
0.03%
1 Northern Mariana Islands
3.2%
94 Ohio
1.2%
35 Oklahoma
2.1%
61 Oregon
6.5%
187 Pennsylvania
0.07%
2 Puerto Rico
0.34%
10 Rhode Island
1.9%
56 South Carolina
0.52%
15 South Dakota
1.7%
49 Tennessee
5.5%
158 Texas
0.52%
15 Utah
0.28%
8 Vermont
0.07%
2 Virgin Islands
1.6%
46 Virginia
1.2%
36 Washington
1.4%
40 West Virginia
1.6%
45 Wisconsin
0.52%
15 Wyoming