FIRE FIGHTER FATALITY INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
Pending Investigations/Reports
| Report No. | Incident Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-24 | 05/31/2008 | Trainee Dies after Live-Fire Training - OK |
| 2010-24 | 05/22/2009 | Fire fighter suffers heart attack during dispatch – Massachusetts |
| 2010-27 | 01/31/2009 | Volunteer fire apparatus operator suffers heart attack during fire suppression activities – North Carolina |
| 2010-28 | 02/09/2009 | Career fire fighter suffers heart attack following civilian rescue – New Jersey |
| 2011-02 | 01/19/2011 | Volunteer fire fighter killed by rapid fire progression in apartment complex – Maryland |
| 2011-06 | 03/29/2010 | Career fire fighter suffers heart attack in office at training center – Ohio |
| 2011-18 | 07/28/2011 | Career Captain killed in structure fire at medical facility – North Carolina |
| 2011-20 | 08/14/2011 | Career Lieutenant dies after falling through roof at apartment complex fire – Texas |
| 2011-21 | 09/03/2011 | Volunteer fire fighter killed in single vehicle crash – Louisiana |
| 2011-22 | 09/15/2011 | Two volunteer fire fighters killed when coal storage bunker explodes – South Dakota |
| 2011-28 | 09/25/2010 | Volunteer lieutenant collapses while coordinating live burn training exercise - Pennsylvania |
| 2011-31 | 12/23/2011 | Career fire fighter succumbs to injuries following a multi-family residential structure fire – Massachusetts |
| 2012-04 | 01/08/2012 | Career fire fighter injured when aerial ladder collapses – Pennsylvania |
| 2012-05 | 01/04/2012 | Inmate fire fighter suffers medical emergency during training and dies – California |
| 2012-06 | 02/13/2012 | Volunteer fire fighter killed when tanker encounters icy roadway – Virginia |
| 2012-07 | 02/29/2012 | Career fire fighter struck and killed at scene of motor vehicle crash on interstate highway – California |
| 2012-08 | 03/04/2012 | Volunteer fire fighter dies following roof collapse at theater – Wisconsin |
| 2012-09 | 03/19/2012 | Career fire captain killed, and a fire fighter and police officer injured at the scene of a motor vehicle crash – Arkansas |
| 2012-12 | 04/07/2012 | Volunteer Fire Chief killed by roof collapse at a restaurant / bar fire – Tennessee |
| 2012-13 | 04/09/2012 | Career Lieutenant and fire fighter killed by roof collapse in commercial structure - Pennsylvania |
| 2012-14 | 04/03/2012 | Career captain suffers medical emergency during physical fitness activities – California |
| 2012-15 | 12/08/2011 | Career fire fighter suffers heart attack at residential structure fire – New York |
| 2012-16 | 04/16/2012 | Career Lieutenant collapses while engaged in fighting 3-alarm warehouse fire – New York |
| 2012-17 | 09/02/2011 | Volunteer fire fighter collapses and dies following overhaul work at mutual aid structure fire – Missouri |
| 2012-18 | 08/26/2011 | Fire Marshal suffers heart attack following mandatory fire fighter skills training – Utah |
| 2012-19 | 05/17/2012 | Volunteer fire fighter suffers heart attack while participating in training – Texas |
| 2012-20 | 01/09/2012 | Volunteer fire fighter collapses after responding to scene of motor vehicle crash – South Carolina |
| 2012-21 | 01/19/2012 | Volunteer fire fighter suffers medical emergency at structure fire – New Jersey |
| 2012-22 | 06/27/2011 | Fire Chief dies following strenuous work shift – Washington |
| 2012-23 | 07/16/2012 | Volunteer fire fighter killed when ejected during apparatus crash – Virginia |
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