Firefighter classifications
43.8%
7 Career
25%
4 Volunteer
12.5%
2 Paid-on-Call
6.2%
1 Wildland Contract
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: 3
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with wildland incidents: 3
Type of duty
62.5%
10 On-Scene Fire
12.5%
2 Other On-Duty
12.5%
2 On-Scene Non-Fire
6.2%
1 After
6.2%
1 Training
Percent of fatalities related to emergency duty: 62.5%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/incendiary incidents: 0
Type of incident
60%
9 Wildland
13.3%
2 Motor Vehicle Accident
13.3%
2 Not Incident-Related
13.3%
2 Emergency Medical Services
Cause of fatal injury
31.2%
5 Exposure
31.2%
5 Stress/Overexertion
18.8%
3 Vehicle Collision - Includes Aircraft
12.5%
2 Caught or Trapped
6.2%
1 Struck By
Nature of fatal injury
25%
4 Heart Attack
18.8%
3 Burns
18.8%
3 Trauma
12.5%
2 Electrocution
6.2%
1 Asphyxiation
6.2%
1 Drowning
6.2%
1 Heat Exhaustion
6.2%
1 Covid-19
Age of firefighter when the fatal injury was sustained
0%
0 (Under 21)
6.2%
1 (21 to 25)
12.5%
2 (26 to 30)
25%
4 (31 to 40)
12.5%
2 (41 to 50)
18.8%
3 (51 to 60)
18.8%
3 (61 and Over)
6.2%
1 (Unknown)
Percent of firefighter fatalities age 40 and under: 46.7%
Type of activity
35.7%
5 Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
28.6%
4 Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
14.3%
2 Other
7.1%
1 Support
7.1%
1 Fitness Activity
7.1%
1 EMS/Patient Care
Time of fatal injury
6.2%
1 01:00-02:59
0%
0 03:00-04:59
0%
0 05:00-06:59
6.2%
1 07:00-08:59
6.2%
1 09:00-10:59
18.8%
3 11:00-12:59
6.2%
1 13:00-14:59
6.2%
1 15:00-16:59
18.8%
3 17:00-18:59
0%
0 19:00-20:59
0%
0 21:00-22:59
0%
0 23:00-00:59
31.2%
5 Unknown
Month of the year
50%
8 August
12.5%
2 June
12.5%
2 July
12.5%
2 October
6.2%
1 March
6.2%
1 December
Firefighter fatalities by state by location of fire service organization
100%
15 Utah