FIRE FIGHTER FATALITY INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
Pending Investigations/Reports
| Report No. | Incident Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-12 | 04/07/2012 | Volunteer Fire Chief killed by roof collapse at a restaurant / bar fire – Tennessee |
| 2016-09 | 06/06/2016 | Volunteer fire fighter drowns during SCUBA recovery operation – North Carolina |
| 2016-11 | 12/04/2015 | Career fire fighter suffers medical emergency while performing CPR on patient – Illinois |
| 2018-13 | 07/23/2018 | Career fire fighter falls thru floor at residential house fire – Maryland |
| 2018-15 | 06/25/2018 | Fire Cadet suffers medical emergency during physical fitness training at fire academy – Texas |
| 2019-01 | 01/05/2019 | Career Lieutenant killed and fire fighter seriously injured by explosion while fighting fire at grain processing facility – Iowa |
| 2019-02 | 03/01/2019 | Career captain dies in flashover in residential apartment building – Maine |
| 2019-03 | 03/05/2019 | Career captain killed by structural collapse at residential structure fire – Illinois |
| 2019-04 | 10/17/2018 | Probationary fire fighter collapses and dies following SCBA maze confidence training – Arizona |
| 2019-05 | 02/28/2018 | Volunteer fire fighter found deceased at home soon after completing fire department training – Vermont |
| 2019-09 | 05/05/2019 | Paid-on-call fire fighter trapped and dies following stairway collapse in two-story vacant structure fire – Illinois |
| 2019-16 | 09/16/2019 | Part-time Paid Captain Killed in Natural Gas Explosion – Maine |
| 2019-17 | 09/01/2018 | Volunteer Assistant Chief suffered fatal medical emergency while working a vehicle crash scene – Maryland |
| 2019-18 | 11/13/2019 | Career Lt became trapped on third floor of a multi-residential Building – Massachusetts |
| 2020-01 | 12/07/2019 | Fell from a 5 story multi-family structure fire – Colorado |
| 2020-02 | 01/05/2020 | FF died in a floor collapse into basement in a Modular home fire – Missouri |
| 2020-03 | 01/10/2020 | Unresponsive in his Office – Alabama |
| 2020-05 | 06/08/2019 | FF complained of not feeling well 48 hrs later found deceased at home – Missouri |
| 2020-06 | 07/29/2019 | WFF cadet died while on training hike – California |
| 2020-07 | 01/11/2020 | Responding to structure fire in an Engine when it rolled over – West Virginia |
| 2020-10 | 02/18/2020 | A Career Captain and Firefighter die while trapped on second floor searching a Public Building Fire – California |
| 2020-11 | 03/09/2020 | Firefighter Killed by the Collapse of a Porch Roof at a Residential Structure Fire – Pennsylvania |
| 2021-08 | 03/03/2021 | Firefighter suffered a medical emergency at a training exercise – New York |
| 2021-09 | 12/27/2020 | Senior airman/firefighter was struck by a beam while battling a fire – West Virginia |
| 2021-10 | 03/23/2021 | Volunteer Firefighter dies after becoming trapped at an assisted living facility fire and 3 firefighters injured – New York |
| 2021-11 | 05/12/2021 | Firefighter found unconscious on second floor of residential home – Connecticut |
| 2021-12 | 07/4/2021 | Firefighter found unresponsive on the third floor of the single-family dwelling – Pennsylvania |
| 2021-13 | 07/24/2021 | Firefighter dies and two other firefighters injured while preparing to leave the scene of vehicle incident with injuries – Pennsylvania |
| 2021-14 | 08/11/2021 | Captain fell through the first floor into the basement – Maryland |
Page last reviewed: September 9, 2021
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health