Data visualization: Firefighter fatality causes (2021)

Table: Firefighter fatality causes (2021)
Cause | Fatalities |
---|---|
Exposure (COVID-19) | 63 |
Stress or overexertion | 39 |
Vehicle crashes | 12 |
Struck by object | 8 |
Fall | 4 |
Other | 4 |
Collapse | 3 |
Caught/Trapped | 3 |
Lost/Disoriented | 3 |
Contact with | 1 |
Suicide | 1 |
On-duty firefighter deaths in 2021
141 | Firefighters died while on duty. 63 firefighters died from COVID-19. |
92 | Firefighters died from activities related to an emergency incident. |
45 | Firefighters died from activities at a non-fire scene. |
34 | Firefighters died from activities at a fire scene. |
33 | Firefighters died from heart attacks. |
12 | Firefighters died while responding to or returning from emergency incidents. |
9 | Firefighters died while participating in training activities. |
On-duty firefighter fatalities, 2012-2021
Does not include COVID-19 fatalities for purposes of trend analysis2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firefighter fatalities | 86 | 110 | 97 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 85 | 65 | 66 | 78 |
Firefighter fatalities by age (2021)
< 21 | 1 |
---|---|
21-25 | 6 |
26-30 | 8 |
31-35 | 15 |
36-40 | 8 |
41-45 | 14 |
46-50 | 14 |
51-55 | 22 |
56-60 | 21 |
61-65 | 15 |
66-70 | 9 |
71-75 | 3 |
> 75 | 5 |
1986-2021 annual firefighter fatality reports
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