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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Jun 26, 1990 to Nov 13, 2023
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
123
Count of Hometown Heroes:
7
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Firefighter classifications

52.8%
65 Career
39%
48 Volunteer
4.1%
5 Paid-on-Call
3.3%
4 Part-Time (Paid)
0.81%
1 Wildland Part-Time
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 4
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 1

Type of duty

41%
50 On-Scene Fire
13.9%
17 Responding
12.3%
15 Other On-Duty
9.8%
12 Training
9.8%
12 On-Scene Non-Fire
9.8%
12 After
3.3%
4 Returning
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 61%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 5

Type of incident

44.7%
38 Structure Fire
20%
17 Not Incident-Related
10.6%
9 Emergency Medical Services
9.4%
8 Other
7.1%
6 Motor Vehicle Accident
2.4%
2 Technical Rescue
2.4%
2 Vehicle Fire
1.2%
1 Unknown
1.2%
1 Wildland
1.2%
1 False Alarm

Cause of fatal injury

45.9%
56 Stress/Overexertion
12.3%
15 Struck By
11.5%
14 Caught or Trapped
8.2%
10 Fall
6.6%
8 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
5.7%
7 Exposure
4.1%
5 Collapse
3.3%
4 Other
0.82%
1 Lost
0.82%
1 Out of Air
0.82%
1 Unknown

Nature of fatal injury

43.9%
54 Heart Attack
24.4%
30 Trauma
15.4%
19 Asphyxiation
3.3%
4 Covid-19
2.4%
3 Drowning
2.4%
3 Burns
2.4%
3 Other
2.4%
3 Cerebrovascular Accident
2.4%
3 Crushed
0.81%
1 Unknown

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
5.7%
7 (21 to 25)
5.7%
7 (26 to 30)
26%
32 (31 to 40)
26.8%
33 (41 to 50)
23.6%
29 (51 to 60)
11.4%
14 (61 and Over)
0.8%
1 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 37.7%

Type of activity

29.4%
32 Other
21.1%
23 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
7.3%
8 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
5.5%
6 Ventilation
5.5%
6 Search and Rescue
4.6%
5 Water Supply
3.7%
4 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
3.7%
4 In-Station Duties
3.7%
4 EMS/Patient Care
2.8%
3 Support
2.8%
3 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
1.8%
2 Incident Command
1.8%
2 Scene Safety
1.8%
2 Not On Scene
0.92%
1 Pump Operations
0.92%
1 Fitness Activity
0.92%
1 Setup
0.92%
1 Unknown
0.92%
1 Responding

Time of fatal injury

3.3%
4 01:00-02:59
2.4%
3 03:00-04:59
3.3%
4 05:00-06:59
3.3%
4 07:00-08:59
4.9%
6 09:00-10:59
4.1%
5 11:00-12:59
7.3%
9 13:00-14:59
8.9%
11 15:00-16:59
7.3%
9 17:00-18:59
10.6%
13 19:00-20:59
7.3%
9 21:00-22:59
4.1%
5 23:00-00:59
33.3%
41 Unknown

Month of the year

14.6%
18 April
13%
16 December
9.8%
12 October
8.9%
11 February
8.1%
10 July
7.3%
9 September
7.3%
9 March
7.3%
9 November
6.5%
8 January
6.5%
8 May
5.7%
7 June
4.9%
6 August

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
85 Illinois