2020 annual report

Data visualization: Firefighter fatality causes

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Table: Firefighter fatality causes
Cause | Fatalities |
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Stress or overexertion | 37 |
Exposure (COVID-19) | 36 |
Vehicle crashes | 15 |
Collapse | 4 |
Caught or trapped | 3 |
Struck by object | 2 |
Out of air | 2 |
Other | 2 |
Fall | 1 |
On-duty firefighter deaths in 2020
102 | Firefighters died while on duty. 36 firefighters died from COVID-19. |
72 | Firefighters died from activities related to an emergency incident. |
29 | Firefighters died from heart attacks. |
26 | Firefighters died from activities at a fire scene. |
25 | Firefighters died from activities at a non-fire scene. |
14 | Firefighters died while responding to or returning from emergency incidents. |
7 | Firefighters died while participating in training activities. |
On-duty firefighter fatalities, 2011-2020
Does not include COVID-19 fatalities for purposes of trend analysis2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firefighter Fatalities | 91 | 86 | 110 | 97 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 85 | 65 | 66 |
Firefighter fatalities by age (2020)
< 21 | 1 |
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21-25 | 4 |
26-30 | 5 |
31-35 | 5 |
36-40 | 7 |
41-45 | 15 |
46-50 | 14 |
51-55 | 9 |
56-60 | 15 |
61-65 | 10 |
66-70 | 11 |
71-75 | 3 |
> 75 | 3 |
1986-2019 annual firefighter fatality reports
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