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Annual Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the United States

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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.

The information on the 2024 firefighter fatalities is provisional pending the release of USFA’s "Firefighter Fatalities in the United States (2024)" report.

On-duty firefighter deaths in 2024

33 career
firefighters
32 volunteer
firefighters
5 wildland
firefighters
2 part-time
firefighters

On-duty firefighter deaths in 2024
72

Firefighters died while on duty.

26Firefighters died from activities related to operating at a fire scene.
16Firefighters died from activities related to operating at a non-fire scene.
8Firefighters died while responding to or returning from emergency incidents.
12Firefighters died from from activities related to training.
42Firefighters died from cardiovascular events.

Firefighter fatality causes (2024)

Firefighter fatality causes (2024)
CauseFatalities
Stress or overexertion42
Struck by object9
Vehicle collisions8
Caught or trapped4
All others9
Exposure2
Unknown2
Other2
Collapse1
Fall1
Contact with1

On-duty firefighter fatalities (2015-2024)

On-duty firefighter fatalities (2015-2024)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Firefighter fatalities9092938565102141989372

Firefighter fatalities by age (2024)

* Does not include one firefighter fatality for whom the age is unknown.
Firefighter fatalities by age (2024)
Under 211
21-251
26-305
31-353
36-405
41-4510
46-507
51-5510
56-609
61-654
66-706
71-757
75+3
Unknown1

1986-2022 annual firefighter fatality reports

See also: Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries Reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (2018-2020) November 2022

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