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On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities In 2007
January 3, 2008
This provisional report contains a preliminary snapshot of statistics that will be presented in USFA's annual report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2007. Statistics below are complied for the period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Number of On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities: 115
Count of Hometown Heroes: 8
Classification:
49 Career 42.6%
3 Wildland Full-Time 2.60%
2 Paid-on-Call 1.73%
59 Volunteer 51.3%
1 Wildland Contract 0.86%
1 Industrial 0.86%
Number of Multiple Firefighter Fatality Incidents: 7
Number of Firefighter Fatalities Associated with Wildland Incidents: 10
Type of Duty:
24 Responding 20.8%
11 Training 9.56%
37 On-Scene Fire 32.1%
8 On-Scene Non-Fire 6.95%
13 After 11.3%
20 Other On-Duty 17.3%
2 Returning 1.73%
Percent of Fatalities Related to Emergency Duty: 64.3%
Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/arson fires: 2
Type of Incident:
5 Wildland 4.34%
48 Structure Fire 41.7%
7 MVA 6.08%
3 Hazmat 2.60%
6 EMS 5.21%
1 Tech Rescue 0.86%
1 Outside Fire 0.86%
1 False Alarm 0.86%
41 Not Incident Related 35.6%
1 Other 0.86%
1 Unknown 0.86%
Cause of Fatal Injury:
19 Caught/Trapped 16.5%
1 Contact with 0.86%
4 Fall 3.47%
55 Stress/Overexertion 47.8%
4 Collapse 3.47%
3 Struck by 2.60%
26 Vehicle Collision 22.6%
2 Lost 1.73%
1 Other 0.86%
Nature of Fatal Injury:
16 Asphyxiation 13.9%
3 Crushed 2.60%
7 Burns 6.08%
2 CVA 1.73%
33 Trauma 28.6%
1 Electrocution 0.86%
52 Heart Attack 45.2%
1 Other 0.86%
Age of Firefighter When the Fatal Injury Was Sustained:
5 - Under 21
6 - 21 to 25
9 - 26 to 30
26 - 31 to 40
31 - 41 to 50
21 - 51 to 60
16 - 61 and Over
Percent of Firefighter Fatalities Under Age 40 37.4%
Type of Activity:
14 S&R 12.1%
2 IC 1.73%
11 Advance Hose Lines 9.56%
2 Extrication 1.73%
1 Standby 0.86%
3 Ventilation 2.60%
24 Responding 20.8%
3 Support 2.60%
3 Water Supply 2.60%
1 Scene Safety 0.86%
2 Other 1.73%
2 Unknown 1.73%
46 Not On Scene 40%
1 Unknown 0.86%
Time of Fatal Injury:
9 0100-0259
4 0300-0459
3 0500-0659
4 0700-0859
14 0900-1059
13 1100-1259
7 1300-1459
12 1500-1659
8 1700-1859
19 1900-2059
6 2100-2259
11 2300-0059
5 Unknown
Month of the Year:
8 January 6.95%
11 February 9.56%
7 March 6.08%
7 April 6.08%
13 May 11.3%
15 June 13.0%
13 July 11.3%
14 August 12.1%
10 September 8.69%
5 October 4.34%
6 November 5.21%
6 December 5.21%
Firefighter Fatalities by State by Location of Fire Service Organization:
3 Alabama 2.60%
1 Arkansas 0.86%
1 Arizona 0.86%
8 California 6.95%
1 Connecticut 0.86%
1 District of Columbia 0.86%
4 Florida 3.47%
1 Georgia 0.86%
2 Idaho 1.73%
5 Illinois 4.34%
3 Indiana 2.60%
5 Kansas 4.34%
3 Kentucky 2.60%
1 Louisiana 0.86%
4 Massachusetts 3.47%
1 Maryland 0.86%
1 Maine 0.86%
5 Michigan 4.34%
1 Mississippi 0.86%
8 North Carolina 6.95%
1 Nebraska 0.86%
5 New Jersey 4.34%
9 New York 7.82%
5 Ohio 4.34%
1 Oklahoma 0.86%
10 Pennsylvania 8.69%
11 South Carolina 9.56%
3 Tennessee 2.60%
3 Texas 2.60%
1 Utah 0.86%
1 Virginia 0.86%
1 Washington 0.86%
2 Wisconsin 1.73%
3 West Virginia 2.60%
Firefighter Fatalities by State by Location of Fatal Incident:
3 Alabama 2.60%
1 Arkansas 0.86%
1 Arizona 0.86%
9 California 7.82%
1 Connecticut 0.86%
1 District of Columbia 0.86%
4 Florida 3.47%
1 Georgia 0.86%
1 Idaho 0.86%
5 Illinois 4.34%
3 Indiana 2.60%
5 Kansas 4.34%
3 Kentucky 2.60%
1 Louisiana 0.86%
4 Massachusetts 3.47%
2 Maryland 1.73%
1 Maine 0.86%
5 Michigan 4.34%
1 Mississippi 0.86%
8 North Carolina 6.95%
1 Nebraska 0.86%
5 New Jersey 4.34%
8 New York 6.95%
5 Ohio 4.34%
1 Oklahoma 0.86%
10 Pennsylvania 8.69%
11 South Carolina 9.56%
3 Tennessee 2.60%
3 Texas 2.60%
1 Utah 0.86%
1 Virginia 0.86%
1 Washington 0.86%
2 Wisconsin 1.73%
3 West Virginia 2.60%
Written by USFA
Courtesy of U.S. Fire Administration
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