The U. S. Fire Administration tracks and collects information on the causes of on-duty firefighter fatalities that occur in the United States. We conduct an annual analysis to identify specific problems so that we may direct efforts toward finding solutions that will reduce firefighter fatalities in the future.
Jan 26, 2019: Jason E. Byrd Fayette County Fire Department Somerville, Tennessee: Feb 18, 2019: Brenden A. Pierce Palmerdale Fire District Pinson, Alabama: Feb 23, 2019: Thomas A. Nye, Sr, Marion Fire Department Marion, Massachusetts: Feb 27, 2019: Joel P. Barnes, Number of Firefighter Fatalities; 2010: 90: 2011: 87: 2012: 85: 2013: 109: 2014: 97: 2015: 91: 2016: 92: 2017: 88: 2018: 84: 2019: 62: 10-Year Trend (%)-17.7%, 11/9/2020 · According to the USFA, in 2019, 62 Firefighters died in the Line of Duty, 22 less than the 2018 total of 84 Firefighters. The fatalities included 25 career firefighters, 34 volunteer Firefighters, and 3 wildland agencies w/the total consisting of one female and 61 males. There were no multiple firefighter fatality incidents in 2019.
USA Firefighter Fatalities 2019 In memory of all firefighters who answered their last call To their families and friends To their service and sacrifice. 01/05 – LT Eric M. Hosette, 33, Career, 12 yrs.
Clinton Fire Department, Clinton IA; 01/06 – FF Steven H Pollard,. 30, Career, 2.
1/2/2020 · There were seven fatalities in 2019 included by the Hometown Heroes Act making it the second-lowest number recorded. The lowest of that selection was one in.
2019 was a year of historic milestones: Lowest annual death toll (48 deaths) Lowest number of volunteer firefighter fatalities (25 deaths) Lowest number of deaths on the fire ground (13 deaths; 10 in structures and 3 on wildland fires) Lowest number of sudden cardiac deaths (22 deaths), Fatality Investigation # F2019-19 While Maneuvering Outside His Apparatus, Firefighter Falls into Roadway and Is Struck and Killed by a Delivery Van – Texas (added 10/22/20) Fatality Investigation # F2016-19 One Firefighter Killed and Two Firefighters Injured.
NFPA ‘s report on Firefighter Fatalities in the United StatesOverall statistics on line-of-duty firefighter fatalities , including non-incident-related deaths. Includes patterns, trends, career vs. volunteer comparisons, and brief narratives on selected incidents.
Aug. 1– The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a group of reports detailing the circumstances surrounding five firefighter fatalities between August 2015 …
