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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Jan 29, 1990 to May 8, 2022
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
45
Count of Hometown Heroes:
0
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Firefighter classifications

75%
33 Volunteer
25%
11 Career
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 1
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 0

Type of duty

44.4%
20 On-Scene Fire
24.4%
11 Responding
13.3%
6 Other On-Duty
11.1%
5 On-Scene Non-Fire
4.4%
2 Training
2.2%
1 After
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 75.6%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 1

Type of incident

40%
14 Wildland
31.4%
11 Structure Fire
11.4%
4 Not Incident-Related
11.4%
4 Outside Fire
2.9%
1 Technical Rescue
2.9%
1 Emergency Medical Services

Cause of fatal injury

42.2%
19 Stress/Overexertion
11.1%
5 Struck By
11.1%
5 Exposure
11.1%
5 Caught or Trapped
11.1%
5 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
6.7%
3 Collapse
2.2%
1 Fall
2.2%
1 Assault
2.2%
1 Other

Nature of fatal injury

37.8%
17 Heart Attack
24.4%
11 Trauma
13.3%
6 Burns
6.7%
3 Crushed
4.4%
2 Cerebrovascular Accident
2.2%
1 Electrocution
2.2%
1 Asphyxiation
2.2%
1 Violence
2.2%
1 Drowning
2.2%
1 Other
2.2%
1 Covid-19

Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained

4.4%
2 (Under 21)
4.4%
2 (21 to 25)
4.4%
2 (26 to 30)
13.3%
6 (31 to 40)
24.4%
11 (41 to 50)
28.9%
13 (51 to 60)
15.6%
7 (61 and Over)
4.4%
2 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 27.9%

Type of activity

23.3%
10 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
20.9%
9 Other
18.6%
8 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
7%
3 Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
7%
3 Search and Rescue
4.7%
2 Riding Vehicle/Apparatus
4.7%
2 Water Supply
4.7%
2 EMS/Patient Care
2.3%
1 Unknown
2.3%
1 Incident Command
2.3%
1 Support
2.3%
1 Not On Scene

Time of fatal injury

2.2%
1 01:00-02:59
4.4%
2 03:00-04:59
2.2%
1 05:00-06:59
2.2%
1 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
6.7%
3 11:00-12:59
13.3%
6 13:00-14:59
4.4%
2 15:00-16:59
17.8%
8 17:00-18:59
2.2%
1 19:00-20:59
11.1%
5 21:00-22:59
4.4%
2 23:00-00:59
28.9%
13 Unknown

Month of the year

20%
9 January
17.8%
8 February
15.6%
7 March
13.3%
6 May
11.1%
5 April
6.7%
3 August
4.4%
2 November
4.4%
2 December
2.2%
1 September
2.2%
1 June
2.2%
1 July

Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization

100%
35 Oklahoma