FIRE FIGHTER FATALITY INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM

Cold-Storage and Warehouse Building Fire

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.

Spotlight

NIOSH is pleased to support the 2012 International Fire / EMS Safety and Health Week. The theme for Safety and Health Week this year is “Rules You Can Live By.” The effort captures the importance of emergency responders taking care of themselves both on and off the emergency incident scene.

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

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.

State Choose a State

Incident Year Choose Incident Year

Medical Choose a Medical-Related Category

Trauma Choose a Trauma-Related Category

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.