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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
May 28, 1990 to Nov 4, 2022
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
24
Count of Hometown Heroes:
5
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Firefighter classifications

62.5%
15 Volunteer
25%
6 Career
12.5%
3 Paid-on-Call
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

22.7%
5 On-Scene Non-Fire
22.7%
5 Responding
18.2%
4 On-Scene Fire
13.6%
3 Training
13.6%
3 After
9.1%
2 Other On-Duty
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 58.3%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0

Type of incident

35.3%
6 Emergency Medical Services
23.5%
4 Not Incident-Related
11.8%
2 Wildland
5.9%
1 Unknown
5.9%
1 Other
5.9%
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
5.9%
1 Weather/Disaster Response
5.9%
1 Structure Fire

Cause of fatal injury

47.8%
11 Stress/Overexertion
21.7%
5 Struck By
13%
3 Exposure
4.3%
1 Unknown
4.3%
1 Other
4.3%
1 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
4.3%
1 Fall

Nature of fatal injury

50%
12 Heart Attack
29.2%
7 Trauma
12.5%
3 Other
4.2%
1 Covid-19
4.2%
1 Crushed

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

0%
0 (Under 21)
8.3%
2 (21 to 25)
4.2%
1 (26 to 30)
20.8%
5 (31 to 40)
41.7%
10 (41 to 50)
20.8%
5 (51 to 60)
4.2%
1 (61 and Over)
0%
0 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 33.3%

Type of activity

19%
4 EMS/Patient Care
14.3%
3 Other
9.5%
2 Unknown
9.5%
2 Fitness Activity
9.5%
2 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
9.5%
2 Not On Scene
9.5%
2 Responding
4.8%
1 Water Supply
4.8%
1 Support
4.8%
1 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
4.8%
1 Search and Rescue

Time of fatal injury

0%
0 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
4.2%
1 05:00-06:59
8.3%
2 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
4.2%
1 11:00-12:59
4.2%
1 13:00-14:59
0%
0 15:00-16:59
16.7%
4 17:00-18:59
12.5%
3 19:00-20:59
12.5%
3 21:00-22:59
8.3%
2 23:00-00:59
29.2%
7 Unknown

Month of the year

16.7%
4 May
16.7%
4 November
16.7%
4 December
12.5%
3 October
8.3%
2 July
8.3%
2 April
8.3%
2 February
4.2%
1 August
4.2%
1 March
4.2%
1 January

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
17 Minnesota