Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)

June 2020
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2020-127
Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) - document number 2020-127

This factsheet describes the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Prevention Program (FFFIPP), which is a public health program that conducts independent investigations of select career and volunteer firefighter line-of-duty deaths. Information in this factsheet includes the goal of the FFFIPP, the types of investigations FFFIPP conducts, as well as how investigations are conducted.

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Suggested Citation

NIOSH [2020]. Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP). By Kline K., Webb S., Bowyer M., and Funke J. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2020–127, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2020127external icon.

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