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 – Oklahoma |
| 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 |
| 2016-10 | 01/11/2016 | Career fire fighter suffers cardiac arrest after responding to multiple emergency calls – Illinois |
| 2016-11 | 12/04/2015 | Career fire fighter suffers medical emergency while performing CPR on patient – Illinois |
| 2016-19 | 09/09/2016 | Career fire fighter dies and two others injured following fire apparatus crash responding to a trailer fire – Mississippi |
| 2016-20 | 05/25/2015 | Acting Battalion Chief suffers cardiac arrest following work shift – Tennessee |
| 2016-22 | 04/17/2016 | Career Lieutenant suffers heart attack at structure fire – Tennessee |
| 2016-23 | 10/31/2016 | Career Fire Fighter suffers cardiac arrest while on duty – Ohio |
| 2017-01 | 06/16/2016 | Part time fire fighter dies following physical fitness training – North Carolina |
| 2017-05 | 10/29/2016 | Career fire fighter suffers heart attack following work-related injury – Colorado |
| 2017-08 | 02/11/2017 | Career fire fighter suffers cardiac arrest while on duty – Iowa |
| 2017-09 | 03/17/2017 | Career fire fighter found unresponsive in quarters following end of shift – Iowa |
| 2017-16 | 06/10/2017 | Career fire fighter becomes ill and dies while working on the exterior of a residential trailer home fire – Illinois |
| 2017-17 | 07/08/2017 | Career wildland fire engine operator falls ill during physical fitness drill and dies – California |
| 2017-18 | 03/02/2017 | Career fire fighter falls ill and dies while working at structure fire – Georgia |
| 2018-03 | 01/06/2018 | Career lieutenant dies following structural collapse at rowhouse fire – Pennsylvania |
| 2018-04 | 10/23/2017 | Volunteer fire fighter suffers medical emergency during vehicle extrication training – New Jersey |
| 2018-09 | 05/28/2018 | Career fire fighter dies during public safety SCUBA dive rescue operation for missing boater – Illinois |
| 2018-12 | 07/10/2018 | Career fire fighter killed by natural gas explosion at a tavern – Wisconsin |
| 2018-13 | 07/23/2018 | Career fire fighter falls thru floor at residential house fire – Maryland |
| 2018-14 | 07/29/2017 | Career fire fighter suffers heart attack after working two separate structure fires – Michigan |
| 2018-15 | 06/25/2018 | Fire Cadet suffers medical emergency during physical fitness training at fire academy – Texas |
| 2018-16 | 06/27/2018 | Career Lieutenant suffers medical emergency during fireground survival training course – Pennsylvania |
| 2018-17 | 04/21/2018 | Inmate wildland fire fighter trainee collapses and dies during training hike – California |
| 2018-18 | 12/09/2018 | Career fire fighter dies after being trapped in 3 story apartment building fire – Massachusetts |
| 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 |
| 2019-06 | 04/01/2018 | Career fire fighter collapses and dies soon after completing 48 hour shift – Wisconsin |
| 2019-07 | 05/09/2018 | Volunteer fire fighter found dead after responding to two emergency calls during previous 24 hours- New York |
| 2019-08 | 09/27/2017 | Career Captain suffers heart attack and dies while leading rescue training – Indiana |
| 2019-09 | 05/05/2019 | Paid-on-call fire fighter trapped and dies following stairway collapse in two-story vacant structure fire – Illinois |
Page last reviewed: April 3, 2018
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health