Firefighter classifications
100%
10 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0
Type of duty
30%
3 Training
30%
3 Other On-Duty
20%
2 On-Scene Non-Fire
10%
1 Responding
10%
1 After
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 20%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Type of incident
50%
3 Not Incident-Related
16.7%
1 Other
16.7%
1 Emergency Medical Services
16.7%
1 Weather/Disaster Response
Cause of fatal injury
60%
6 Stress/Overexertion
20%
2 Caught or Trapped
10%
1 Struck By
10%
1 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
Nature of fatal injury
60%
6 Heart Attack
20%
2 Drowning
20%
2 Trauma
Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained
0%
0 (Under 21)
10%
1 (21 to 25)
0%
0 (26 to 30)
30%
3 (31 to 40)
30%
3 (41 to 50)
20%
2 (51 to 60)
10%
1 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 40%
Type of activity
22.2%
2 Search and Rescue
22.2%
2 Fitness Activity
11.1%
1 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
11.1%
1 In-Station Duties
11.1%
1 Other
11.1%
1 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
11.1%
1 EMS/Patient Care
Time of fatal injury
0%
0 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
0%
0 05:00-06:59
10%
1 07:00-08:59
10%
1 09:00-10:59
10%
1 11:00-12:59
0%
0 13:00-14:59
0%
0 15:00-16:59
30%
3 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
0%
0 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
40%
4 Unknown
Month of the year
20%
2 February
20%
2 April
10%
1 March
10%
1 July
10%
1 December
10%
1 January
10%
1 June
10%
1 August
Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization
100%
6 Hawaii