Summary Incident Report

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Gender	Male

Firefighter classifications

100%

8 Career

Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 1
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

62.5%

5 On-Scene Fire

25%

2 Other On-Duty

12.5%

1 After

Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 62.5%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

50%

2 Not Incident-Related

25%

1 Other

25%

1 Structure Fire

Cause of fatal injury

62.5%

5 Stress/Overexertion

25%

2 Caught or Trapped

12.5%

1 Exposure

Nature of fatal injury

57.1%

4 Heart Attack

28.6%

2 Burns

14.3%

1 Other

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0 (Under 21)

0 (21 to 25)

25%

2 (26 to 30)

25%

2 (31 to 40)

25%

2 (41 to 50)

12.5%

1 (51 to 60)

12.5%

1 (61 and Over)

0 (Unknown)

Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 50%

Type of activity

62.5%

5 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)

25%

2 Not On Scene

12.5%

1 In-Station Duties

Time of fatal injury

0 01:00-02:59

0 03:00-04:59

37.5%

3 05:00-06:59

12.5%

1 07:00-08:59

12.5%

1 09:00-10:59

0 11:00-12:59

0 13:00-14:59

0 15:00-16:59

0 17:00-18:59

0 19:00-20:59

0 21:00-22:59

37.5%

3 23:00-00:59

0 Unknown

Month of the year

50%

4 May

25%

2 October

25%

2 July

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%

4 District of Columbia