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In 2019, of on-duty firefighter deaths, 27% died at fire sites (10 structure fires, 3 wildland fires), 19% died during non-fire emergencies, 19% died while responding to or returning from alarms, 10% died in training, and 25% died in other on-duty settings (such as performing ordinary fire station, administrative, or maintenance duties).
Rank Event Date Firefighter Fatalities Coordinates Reference 1 September 11 attacks: September 11, 2001: 343 1]: 2 Great Fire of 1910: August 22, 1910
Andrew Ashcraft, 29; Robert Caldwell, 23; Travis Carter, 31; Dustin DeFord, 24; Christopher MacKenzie, 30; Eric Marsh, 43; Grant McKee, 21; Sean Misner, 26
Nationwide, firearms-related fatalities were the leading cause of line of duty deaths in 2024, representing a 13% increase from 2023. The majority of deaths occurred during a traffic enforcement ...
Jeff Lyons, a safety and training officer with Asheville Fire Department, died in 2022 after battling cancer. The North Carolina Industrial Commission ruled his death a line of duty death.
The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) is administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It performs independent investigations of firefighter fatalities in the United States, also referred to as line of duty deaths ...
It directs that Bowen's estate be awarded $100,000, as outlined in state law for the survivors of those killed in the line of duty. Fayetteville Fire Department Battalion Chief John Bowen who died ...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), as always when a firefighter line-of-duty-death occurs, is expected to conduct an independent investigation of the incident. [14] The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assisted NIOSH by reconstructing the fire with a computer simulation. [15]