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NFPA's table of the 10 deadliest incidents resulting in the deaths of firefighters at wildland fires.
Honor the memory of fallen wildland firefighters. Learn how the Wildland Firefighter Foundation supports families and preserves their legacy.
Of the on-duty cardiac deaths, eight victims were municipal career firefighters, 12 were municipal volunteer firefighters, and one was a wildland firefighter. Volunteer firefighters accounted for eleven of the 15 sudden cardiac deaths that occurred within 24 hours of duty.
Between 1990 and 2016, 480 firefighters died during wildland firefighting operations. According to the previous wildland firefighter fatalities report, fatalities increased by 26 percent during the 1999 to 2006 period when compared with the 1990 to 1998 period.
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.
On June 30, 2013, 19 of the 20 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots were killed during the Yarnell Hill Fire. Brendan McDonough, who had separated from the crew earlier in the day, survived the...
Summary Incident Report. Report dates: Jan 3, 2024 to Nov 6, 2024. Number of on-duty firefighter fatalities: 52. Count of Hometown Heroes: 8. Data filters that contributed to this report. Date of death range.
34 firefighters experienced fatal injuries during fireground operations (on-scene fire) in 2021. Of these fatalities, 17 were at the scene of a structure fire, 13 were at the scene of a wildland or outside fire, and 4 were at the scene of a vehicle fire.
Data sets and statistics from the U.S. Fire Administration about fires, fire risk, firefighters and fire departments in the United States. The risk of death or injury from fire is not the same for everyone.
Annual reports and notifications of on-duty firefighter fatalities occurring from 1986 to the present. These reports identify approaches that could reduce the number of firefighter deaths in future years.