Firefighter classifications
87.5%
14 Volunteer
6.2%
1 Wildland Full-Time
6.2%
1 Wildland Part-Time
Number of multiple firefighter fatality incidents: 1
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 2
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 2
Type of duty
75%
12 On-Scene Fire
6.2%
1 Other On-Duty
6.2%
1 On-Scene Non-Fire
6.2%
1 After
6.2%
1 Responding
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 87.5%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Type of incident
46.7%
7 Structure Fire
26.7%
4 Wildland
13.3%
2 Outside Fire
6.7%
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
6.7%
1 Unknown
Cause of fatal injury
31.2%
5 Stress/Overexertion
18.8%
3 Fall
12.5%
2 Caught or Trapped
12.5%
2 Struck By
6.2%
1 Other
6.2%
1 Exposure
6.2%
1 Collapse
6.2%
1 Unknown
Nature of fatal injury
31.2%
5 Trauma
31.2%
5 Heart Attack
18.8%
3 Burns
12.5%
2 Asphyxiation
6.2%
1 Unknown
Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained
6.2%
1 (Under 21)
18.8%
3 (21 to 25)
0%
0 (26 to 30)
12.5%
2 (31 to 40)
31.2%
5 (41 to 50)
6.2%
1 (51 to 60)
18.8%
3 (61 and Over)
6.2%
1 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 40%
Type of activity
46.7%
7 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
13.3%
2 Support
13.3%
2 Incident Command
6.7%
1 Search and Rescue
6.7%
1 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
6.7%
1 Responding
6.7%
1 Other
Time of fatal injury
0%
0 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
0%
0 05:00-06:59
25%
4 07:00-08:59
0%
0 09:00-10:59
0%
0 11:00-12:59
12.5%
2 13:00-14:59
31.2%
5 15:00-16:59
12.5%
2 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
6.2%
1 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
12.5%
2 Unknown
Month of the year
31.2%
5 September
25%
4 April
12.5%
2 August
12.5%
2 July
6.2%
1 January
6.2%
1 March
6.2%
1 October
Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization
100%
15 South Dakota