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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Feb 20, 1990 to Feb 25, 2023
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
81
Count of Hometown Heroes:
9
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Firefighter classifications

45.6%
36 Volunteer
35.4%
28 Career
11.4%
9 Paid-on-Call
5.1%
4 Part-Time (Paid)
2.5%
2 Wildland Part-Time
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 1
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 2

Type of duty

28.8%
23 On-Scene Fire
22.5%
18 Other On-Duty
20%
16 Responding
11.2%
9 After
10%
8 On-Scene Non-Fire
5%
4 Training
2.5%
2 Returning
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 48.1%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 2

Type of incident

28.3%
17 Not Incident-Related
25%
15 Structure Fire
13.3%
8 Other
10%
6 Motor Vehicle Accident
8.3%
5 Emergency Medical Services
6.7%
4 Wildland
5%
3 Weather/Disaster Response
1.7%
1 Unknown
1.7%
1 Vehicle Fire

Cause of fatal injury

58%
47 Stress/Overexertion
11.1%
9 Struck By
7.4%
6 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
6.2%
5 Exposure
4.9%
4 Other
2.5%
2 Caught or Trapped
2.5%
2 Fall
2.5%
2 Lost
2.5%
2 Collapse
1.2%
1 Unknown
1.2%
1 Contact With

Nature of fatal injury

60%
48 Heart Attack
16.2%
13 Trauma
10%
8 Asphyxiation
3.8%
3 Other
3.8%
3 Covid-19
2.5%
2 Cerebrovascular Accident
1.2%
1 Burns
1.2%
1 Unknown
1.2%
1 Electrocution

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
6.2%
5 (21 to 25)
6.2%
5 (26 to 30)
14.8%
12 (31 to 40)
25.9%
21 (41 to 50)
19.8%
16 (51 to 60)
24.7%
20 (61 and Over)
2.5%
2 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 27.8%

Type of activity

17.6%
13 Other
16.2%
12 Not On Scene
12.2%
9 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
8.1%
6 In-Station Duties
6.8%
5 Support
6.8%
5 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
5.4%
4 Search and Rescue
5.4%
4 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
4.1%
3 Scene Safety
4.1%
3 Responding
2.7%
2 Incident Command
2.7%
2 Water Supply
2.7%
2 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
2.7%
2 EMS/Patient Care
1.4%
1 Salvage and Overhaul
1.4%
1 Pump Operations

Time of fatal injury

4.9%
4 01:00-02:59
1.2%
1 03:00-04:59
3.7%
3 05:00-06:59
11.1%
9 07:00-08:59
2.5%
2 09:00-10:59
7.4%
6 11:00-12:59
3.7%
3 13:00-14:59
12.3%
10 15:00-16:59
4.9%
4 17:00-18:59
7.4%
6 19:00-20:59
8.6%
7 21:00-22:59
3.7%
3 23:00-00:59
28.4%
23 Unknown

Month of the year

19.8%
16 February
12.3%
10 August
12.3%
10 November
8.6%
7 January
8.6%
7 March
7.4%
6 July
7.4%
6 October
6.2%
5 June
6.2%
5 December
6.2%
5 September
3.7%
3 April
1.2%
1 May

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
60 Michigan