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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Jun 19, 1990 to Mar 8, 2022
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
16
Count of Hometown Heroes:
0
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Firefighter classifications

62.5%
10 Volunteer
37.5%
6 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

31.2%
5 On-Scene Fire
25%
4 Other On-Duty
18.8%
3 On-Scene Non-Fire
12.5%
2 Training
6.2%
1 After
6.2%
1 Responding
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 56.2%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 3

Type of incident

33.3%
4 Structure Fire
33.3%
4 Not Incident-Related
16.7%
2 Motor Vehicle Accident
8.3%
1 Technical Rescue
8.3%
1 Outside Fire

Cause of fatal injury

18.8%
3 Stress/Overexertion
18.8%
3 Struck By
18.8%
3 Fall
18.8%
3 Collapse
6.2%
1 Other
6.2%
1 Exposure
6.2%
1 Suicide
6.2%
1 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft

Nature of fatal injury

46.7%
7 Trauma
26.7%
4 Heart Attack
20%
3 Asphyxiation
6.7%
1 Cerebrovascular Accident

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

6.2%
1 (Under 21)
0%
0 (21 to 25)
12.5%
2 (26 to 30)
0%
0 (31 to 40)
31.2%
5 (41 to 50)
43.8%
7 (51 to 60)
6.2%
1 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 18.8%

Type of activity

18.8%
3 Search and Rescue
18.8%
3 Other
12.5%
2 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
12.5%
2 In-Station Duties
6.2%
1 Support
6.2%
1 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
6.2%
1 Pump Operations
6.2%
1 EMS/Patient Care
6.2%
1 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
6.2%
1 Scene Safety

Time of fatal injury

25%
4 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
6.2%
1 05:00-06:59
0%
0 07:00-08:59
12.5%
2 09:00-10:59
0%
0 11:00-12:59
6.2%
1 13:00-14:59
0%
0 15:00-16:59
18.8%
3 17:00-18:59
6.2%
1 19:00-20:59
12.5%
2 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
12.5%
2 Unknown

Month of the year

18.8%
3 September
12.5%
2 June
12.5%
2 April
12.5%
2 July
12.5%
2 December
12.5%
2 March
6.2%
1 January
6.2%
1 February
6.2%
1 August

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
12 Delaware