Annual Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the United States
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.
On-duty firefighter deaths in 2024
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72 | Firefighters died while on duty. |
26 | Firefighters died from activities related to operating at a fire scene. |
16 | Firefighters died from activities related to operating at a non-fire scene. |
8 | Firefighters died while responding to or returning from emergency incidents. |
12 | Firefighters died from from activities related to training. |
42 | Firefighters died from cardiovascular events. |
Firefighter fatality causes (2024)
Cause | Fatalities |
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Stress or overexertion | 42 |
Struck by object | 9 |
Vehicle collisions | 8 |
Caught or trapped | 4 |
All others | 9 |
Exposure | 2 |
Unknown | 2 |
Other | 2 |
Collapse | 1 |
Fall | 1 |
Contact with | 1 |
On-duty firefighter fatalities (2015-2024)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Firefighter fatalities | 90 | 92 | 93 | 85 | 65 | 102 | 141 | 98 | 93 | 72 |
Firefighter fatalities by age (2024)
Under 21 | 1 |
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21-25 | 1 |
26-30 | 5 |
31-35 | 3 |
36-40 | 5 |
41-45 | 10 |
46-50 | 7 |
51-55 | 10 |
56-60 | 9 |
61-65 | 4 |
66-70 | 6 |
71-75 | 7 |
75+ | 3 |
Unknown | 1 |
1986-2022 annual firefighter fatality reports
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