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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Feb 23, 1991 to Dec 17, 2022
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
43
Count of Hometown Heroes:
4
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Firefighter classifications

53.5%
23 Volunteer
46.5%
20 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

28.6%
12 Responding
21.4%
9 On-Scene Fire
19%
8 Other On-Duty
11.9%
5 After
9.5%
4 On-Scene Non-Fire
4.8%
2 Training
4.8%
2 Returning
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 58.1%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

35.5%
11 Not Incident-Related
22.6%
7 Structure Fire
12.9%
4 Wildland
9.7%
3 Motor Vehicle Accident
9.7%
3 Emergency Medical Services
6.5%
2 Hazmat
3.2%
1 Other

Cause of fatal injury

39.5%
17 Stress/Overexertion
30.2%
13 Struck By
16.3%
7 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
4.7%
2 Exposure
4.7%
2 Caught or Trapped
2.3%
1 Fall
2.3%
1 Other

Nature of fatal injury

51.2%
22 Trauma
27.9%
12 Heart Attack
9.3%
4 Cerebrovascular Accident
2.3%
1 Asphyxiation
2.3%
1 Burns
2.3%
1 Crushed
2.3%
1 Other
2.3%
1 Covid-19

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

2.3%
1 (Under 21)
9.3%
4 (21 to 25)
9.3%
4 (26 to 30)
20.9%
9 (31 to 40)
25.6%
11 (41 to 50)
16.3%
7 (51 to 60)
14%
6 (61 and Over)
2.3%
1 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 42.9%

Type of activity

27.5%
11 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
20%
8 Other
10%
4 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
10%
4 In-Station Duties
5%
2 Search and Rescue
5%
2 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
5%
2 EMS/Patient Care
5%
2 Not On Scene
5%
2 Incident Command
2.5%
1 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
2.5%
1 Pump Operations
2.5%
1 Support

Time of fatal injury

2.3%
1 01:00-02:59
2.3%
1 03:00-04:59
2.3%
1 05:00-06:59
18.6%
8 07:00-08:59
7%
3 09:00-10:59
7%
3 11:00-12:59
7%
3 13:00-14:59
4.7%
2 15:00-16:59
4.7%
2 17:00-18:59
9.3%
4 19:00-20:59
14%
6 21:00-22:59
4.7%
2 23:00-00:59
16.3%
7 Unknown

Month of the year

23.3%
10 December
11.6%
5 September
11.6%
5 March
9.3%
4 August
7%
3 October
7%
3 January
7%
3 June
7%
3 July
4.7%
2 February
4.7%
2 November
4.7%
2 April
2.3%
1 May

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
31 Louisiana