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Summary Incident Report

Report dates:
Aug 27, 1990 to Oct 31, 2021
Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities:
16
Count of Hometown Heroes:
1
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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

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

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