The U. S. Fire Administration released their provisional on-duty firefighter fatality statistics for 2010, concluding that there were 85 deaths, a six percent decrease from 2010. The report includes nine fatalities associated with wildland fires.
Heart attacks accounted for 56 percent, with vehicle collisions causing another 13 percent.
YEAR-TO-DATE SUMMARY STATISTICS (PROVISIONAL) ON-DUTY FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES Date Range 1/1/2010 to 12/31/2010 Number of On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities: 85 Count of Hometown Heroes: 15 Classification: 55 Volunteer 64.7% 28 Career 32.9% 1 Wildland Full-Time 1.17% 1 Paid-on-Call 1.17% Number of Multiple Firefighter Fatality Incidents: 4 Number of Firefighter Fatalities Associated with Wildland Incidents: 9 Type of Duty: 20 On-Scene Fire 23.5% 19 Other On-Duty 22.3% 16 Responding 18.8% 16 After 18.8% 7 Training 8.23% 4 On-Scene Non-Fire 4.70% 1 Returning 1.17% 1 Other 1.17% 1 Unknown 1.17% Percent of Fatalities Related to Emergency Duty: 48.2 Firefighter fatalities associated with Suspicious/Incendiary incidents: 0
Type of Incident: 41 Not Incident Related 48.2% 20 Structure Fire 23.5% 8 Wildland 9.41% 5 Other 5.88% 3 MVA 3.52% 3 Rescue/Extrication 3.52% 3 Unknown 3.52% 1 EMS 1.17% 1 Tech Rescue 1.17%
Cause of Fatal Injury: 52 Stress/Overexertion 61.1% 11 Vehicle Collision 12.9% 5 Struck by 5.88% 5 Other 5.88% 5 Caught/Trapped 5.88% 4 Fall 4.70% 2 Collapse 2.35% 1 Unknown 1.17% Nature of Fatal Injury: 48 Heart Attack 56.4% 20 Trauma 23.5% 4 Asphyxiation 4.70% 4 Other 4.70% 3 Crushed 3.52% 3 CVA 3.52% 1 Burns 1.17% 1 Heat Exhaustion 1.17% 1 Unknown 1.17% Age of Firefighter When the Fatal Injury Was Sustained: 2 - Under 21 5 - 21 to 25 4 - 26 to 30 12 - 31 to 40 16 - 41 to 50 20 - 51 to 60 25 - 61 and Over 1 - Unknown Percent of Firefighter Fatalities Under Age 40: 23.5% Type of Activity: 41 Not On Scene 48.2% 16 Responding 18.8% 7 Unknown 8.23% 6 S&R 7.05% 5 Advance Hose Lines 5.88% 5 Unknown 5.88% 3 IC 3.52% 1 Pump Ops 1.17% 1 Scene Safety 1.17% Time of Fatal Injury: 2 0100-0259 0 0300-0459 6 0500-0659 1 0700-0859 4 0900-1059 7 1100-1259 9 1300-1459 15 1500-1659 6 1700-1859 5 1900-2059 11 2100-2259 3 2300-0059 16 Unknown Month of the Year: 6 January 7.05% 4 February 4.70% 11 March 12.9% 6 April 7.05% 6 May 7.05% 5 June 5.88% 11 July 12.9% 4 August 4.70% 9 September 10.5% 8 October 9.41% 8 November 9.41% 7 December 8.23% Firefighter Fatalities by State by Location of Fire Service Organization: 3 Arkansas 3.52% 2 Arizona 2.35% 3 California 3.52% 4 Connecticut 4.70% 1 Delaware 1.17% 1 Georgia 1.17% 1 Iowa 1.17% 1 Idaho 1.17% 9 Illinois 10.5% 4 Indiana 4.70% 5 Kansas 5.88% 2 Kentucky 2.35% 2 Massachusetts 2.35% 1 Maine 1.17% 1 Michigan 1.17% 2 Missouri 2.35% 1 Mississippi 1.17% 3 North Carolina 3.52% 2 New Jersey 2.35% 8 New York 9.41% 8 Ohio 9.41% 1 Oklahoma 1.17% 7 Pennsylvania 8.23% 3 South Carolina 3.52% 1 Tennessee 1.17% 2 Texas 2.35% 3 Virginia 3.52% 1 Vermont 1.17% 1 Washington 1.17% 1 Wisconsin 1.17% 1 West Virginia 1.17% Firefighter Fatalities by State by Location of Fatal Incident: 2 Arkansas 2.35% 3 Arizona 3.52% 3 California 3.52% 4 Connecticut 4.70% 1 Delaware 1.17% 1 Georgia 1.17% 1 Iowa 1.17% 1 Idaho 1.17% 9 Illinois 10.5% 3 Indiana 3.52% 5 Kansas 5.88% 2 Kentucky 2.35% 2 Massachusetts 2.35% 1 Maine 1.17% 1 Michigan 1.17% 2 Missouri 2.35% 1 Mississippi 1.17% 3 North Carolina 3.52% 2 New Jersey 2.35% 8 New York 9.41% 9 Ohio 10.5% 1 Oklahoma 1.17% 7 Pennsylvania 8.23% 3 South Carolina 3.52% 1 Tennessee 1.17% 2 Texas 2.35% 3 Virginia 3.52% 1 Vermont 1.17% 1 Washington 1.17% 1 Wisconsin 1.17% 1 West Virginia 1.17%
