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Fire Service Operations for the Southeastern Tornados - April 2011

• Communications
• Emergency Management/Community Preparedness
• Emergency Medical Services
• Incident Management
• Multiple Fire Fatalities/Mass Casualty
• Operations & Tactics

This report provides insight into the challenges and needs of local fire and EMS agencies as they responded to the April 2011 tornados in the southeastern United States.

Fire/EMS Department Operational Considerations and Guide for Active Shooter and Mass Casualty Incidents

• Emergency Medical Services
• Incident Management
• Multiple Fire Fatalities/Mass Casualty
• Operations & Tactics
• Terrorism

This guide is a fire and EMS resource that can be used to support planning and preparation for active shooter and mass casualty incidents.

Firefighter Autopsy Protocol

• Firefighter Casualties
• Health and Safety
• Research & Technology

Provides a comprehensive, step-by-step protocol for performing autopsies for firefighters and emergency medical service responders killed in the line-of-duty.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2017

• Data and Statistics
• Firefighter Casualties

This report provides an overview of the circumstances surrounding the on-duty deaths of 87 firefighters in 2017. The objective of the report is to reduce firefighter deaths through an increased understanding of their causes and how they can be prevented.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2018

• Data and Statistics

This report provides an overview of the circumstances surrounding the on-duty deaths of 82 firefighters in 2018. The objective of the report is to reduce firefighter deaths through an increased understanding of their causes and how they can be prevented.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2019

This report provides an overview of the circumstances surrounding the on-duty deaths of 62 firefighters in 2019. The objective of the report is to reduce firefighter deaths through an increased understanding of their causes and how they can be prevented.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2020

• Data and Statistics

The objective of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) study “Firefighter Fatalities in the United States” is to identify and analyze all on-duty firefighter fatalities to increase understanding of their causes and how they can be prevented. The study is intended to help identify approaches that could reduce the number of deaths in future years.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2021

• Data and Statistics

The objective of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) study “Firefighter Fatalities in the United States” is to identify and analyze all on-duty firefighter fatalities to increase understanding of their causes and how they can be prevented. The study is intended to help identify approaches that could reduce the number of deaths in future years.

Firefighter Fatality Retrospective Study 1990 - 2000

• Data and Statistics
• Firefighter Casualties
• Health and Safety

This report identifies trends in mortality and examines relationships among data elements on firefighter fatalities between 1990-2000. Using this analysis, better targeted prevention strategies can be developed to reduce firefighter deaths.

Four Years Later - A Second Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service

• Training

The purpose of this follow-up study was to 1) define the current roles and activities of the fire services on a National, State, regional, and local level; 2) identify the equipment, staffing, and training required to fulfill those roles and activities and 3) conduct an assessment to identify gaps between what fire departments currently possess and what they require to meet equipment, staffing, and training needs.