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FIRE FIGHTER FATALITY INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM

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Each year an average of 100 fire fighters die in the line of duty. To address this continuing national occupational fatality problem, NIOSH conducts independent investigations of fire fighter line of duty deaths. This web page provides access to NIOSH investigation reports and other fire fighter safety resources.

 

Fatality Investigation Reports

To list all investigative reports completed for a particular state, click on the map.

Map Data in Tabular Format


U.S. Map with States colored based on number of reports. Yellow: 1 - 5 investigations; Red: Greater than 5 investigations Hawaii - Yellow Connecticut - Red New Jersey - Red Delaware - Yellow Wisconsin - Red Illinois - Red Michigan - Red Missouri - Red New York - Red Maryland - Red West Virginia - Red Tennessee - Red Florida - Red Kentucky - Red Indiana - Red Vermont - Yellow New Hampshire - Yellow Massachusetts - Red Mississippi - Red Pennsylvania - Red Maine - Yellow Virginia - Red South Carolina - Red North Carolina - Red Georgia - Red Montana - Yellow Washington - Yellow Idaho - Yellow Texas - Red Alaska - Yellow Ohio - Red Iowa - Red Wyoming - Yellow Colorado - Red California - Red Arizona - Red New Mexico - Yellow Alabama - Red Louisiana - Yellow Arkansas - Red Oklahoma - Yellow Kansas - Red Nebraska - Yellow South Dakota - Yellow Minnesota - Yellow North Dakota - Yellow Oregon - Yellow Nevada - Yellow Utah - Yellow Rhode Island - Yellow Maryland - Red Delaware - Yellow New Jersey - Red Connecticut - Red Rhode Island - Yellow Massachusetts - Red Vermont - Yellow New Hampshire - Yellow Michigan - Red District of Columbia - Red

The drop down boxes below allow for interactive queries of completed investigative reports. Select a state, incident year and/or Medical or Trauma Category from the selection boxes and click on Submit.

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Fire Fighter Program Video

Video summary of FFFIPP Program recorded live by Fire Department Network News TV (FDNNTV) at the 50th IAFF Fire Fighter Convention in San Diego, CA on August 23, 2010.

Recently Released Reports

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-36 One Career Fire Fighter Killed, Another Seriously Injured When Struck By a Vehicle While Working at a Grass Fire Along an Interstate Highway – South Carolina (added 2/6/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-31 Volunteer Fire Fighter Dies During Attempted Rescue of Utility Worker From a Confined Space – New York (added 1/23/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-15 Paid-on-call Fire Fighter Killed by Exterior Wall Collapse during Defensive Operations at a Commercial Structure Fire – Illinois (added 1/11/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-19 Career Lieutenant Dies from Injuries Received after Vehicle Undergoing Maintenance Crushes Him – Massachusetts (added 11/30/11)

 

 
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Tim Merinar, MS
Fatality Investigations Team
Division of Safety Research
NIOSH
trm2@cdc.gov
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