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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Sep 19, 1991 to Aug 10, 2022
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
38
Count of Hometown Heroes:
1
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Firefighter classifications

39.5%
15 Volunteer
39.5%
15 Career
10.5%
4 Wildland Contract
5.3%
2 Wildland Full-Time
2.6%
1 Wildland Part-Time
2.6%
1 Paid-on-Call
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 1
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 7

Type of duty

47.4%
18 On-Scene Fire
15.8%
6 On-Scene Non-Fire
15.8%
6 Training
13.2%
5 Responding
7.9%
3 Other On-Duty
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 68.4%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 2

Type of incident

43.8%
14 Wildland
18.8%
6 Structure Fire
12.5%
4 Not Incident-Related
9.4%
3 Emergency Medical Services
9.4%
3 Motor Vehicle Accident
3.1%
1 Technical Rescue
3.1%
1 Outside Fire

Cause of fatal injury

31.6%
12 Stress/Overexertion
23.7%
9 Struck By
13.2%
5 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
10.5%
4 Caught or Trapped
10.5%
4 Fall
2.6%
1 Assault
2.6%
1 Lost
2.6%
1 Other
2.6%
1 Exposure

Nature of fatal injury

44.7%
17 Trauma
28.9%
11 Heart Attack
5.3%
2 Asphyxiation
5.3%
2 Violence
5.3%
2 Burns
5.3%
2 Other
2.6%
1 Drowning
2.6%
1 Covid-19

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
2.6%
1 (21 to 25)
7.9%
3 (26 to 30)
26.3%
10 (31 to 40)
28.9%
11 (41 to 50)
15.8%
6 (51 to 60)
18.4%
7 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 36.8%

Type of activity

28.6%
10 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
14.3%
5 Other
8.6%
3 Search and Rescue
8.6%
3 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
8.6%
3 Fitness Activity
8.6%
3 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
2.9%
1 Support
2.9%
1 Scene Safety
2.9%
1 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
2.9%
1 In-Station Duties
2.9%
1 Ventilation
2.9%
1 Incident Command
2.9%
1 EMS/Patient Care
2.9%
1 Water Supply

Time of fatal injury

2.6%
1 01:00-02:59
2.6%
1 03:00-04:59
2.6%
1 05:00-06:59
2.6%
1 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
13.2%
5 11:00-12:59
7.9%
3 13:00-14:59
15.8%
6 15:00-16:59
26.3%
10 17:00-18:59
2.6%
1 19:00-20:59
5.3%
2 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
18.4%
7 Unknown

Month of the year

15.8%
6 September
15.8%
6 July
10.5%
4 April
10.5%
4 October
7.9%
3 June
7.9%
3 August
7.9%
3 March
7.9%
3 May
5.3%
2 December
5.3%
2 February
2.6%
1 January
2.6%
1 November

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
32 Colorado