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FIRE FIGHTER FATALITY INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM

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Each year an average of 100 fire fighters die in the line of duty. To address this continuing national occupational fatality problem, NIOSH conducts independent investigations of fire fighter line of duty deaths. This web page provides access to NIOSH investigation reports and other fire fighter safety resources.

 

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Two recent line-of-duty deaths during SCUBA diving training exercises highlight the potential hazards that fire fighters may face when diving. See the NIOSH publication Training Dives Present Serious Hazards to Fire Fighters for recommendations on safe diving procedures. Additional information on fire department dive requirements can be found in NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications, Chapter 13, and NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents, Chapter 9.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently released a Safety Alert describing the potential hazards resulting from thermal degradation of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) facepiece lenses during extreme firefighting conditions. The NFPA Safety Alert is based in part on findings from a number of NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program investigations. View the full NFPA Safety Alert. View the summary letter from NIOSH to the NFPA.[PDF - 1.52 MB]

Fatality Investigation Reports

To list all investigative reports completed for a particular state, click on the map.

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U.S. Map with States colored based on number of reports. Light Green: 1 - 5 investigations; Med Green: 6 - 10 investigations and Dark Green: > 10 investigations Hawaii - Light Green Connecticut - Med Green New Jersey - Dark Green Delaware - Light Green Wisconsin - Med Green Illinois - Dark Green Michigan - Med Green Missouri - Dark Green New York - Dark Green Maryland - Med Green West Virginia - Med Green Tennessee - Dark Green Florida - Dark Green Kentucky - Dark Green Indiana - Dark Green Vermont - Light Green New Hampshire -Light Green Massachusetts - Dark Green Mississippi - Med Green Pennsylvania - Dark Green Maine - Light Green Virginia - Med Green South Carolina - Dark Green North Carolina - Dark Green Georgia - Dark Green Montana - Light Green Washington - Light Green Idaho - Light Green Texas - Dark Green Alaska - Light Green Ohio - Dark Green Iowa - Med Green Wyoming - Light Green Colorado - Med Green California - Dark Green Arizona - Med Green New Mexico - Light Green Alabama - Dark Green Louisiana - Med Green Arkansas - Med Green Oklahoma - Med Green Kansas - Dark Green Nebraska - Light Green South Dakota - Light Green Minnesota - Light Green North Dakota - Light Green Oregon - Light Green Nevada - Light Green Utah - Light Green Rhode Island - Light Green Maryland - Med Green Delaware - Light Green New Jersey - Dark Green Connecticut - Med Green Rhode Island - Light Green Massachusetts - Dark Green Vermont - Light Green New Hampshire - Light Green Michigan - Med Green District of Columbia - Dark Green

The drop down boxes below allow for interactive queries of completed investigative reports. Select a state, incident year and/or Medical or Trauma Category from the selection boxes and click on Submit.

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Fire Fighter Program Video

Video summary of FFFIPP Program recorded live by Fire Department Network News TV (FDNNTV) at the 50th IAFF Fire Fighter Convention in San Diego, CA on August 23, 2010.

Recently Released Reports

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-28 Instructor-in-Charge Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Live Fire Training – Pennsylvania (added 10/9/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2012-04 Career Captain Injured in Aerial Ladder Collapse – Pennsylvania (added 9/25/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-20 Career Lieutenant Dies After Being Trapped in the Attic After Falling Through a Roof While Conducting Ventilation – Texas (added 9/19/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-27 Driver/Operator Suffers Fatal Heart Attack While Responding to Structure Fire – North Carolina (added 9/19/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2012-06 Volunteer Fire Fighter Dies After Falling From Tailboard of Tanker Truck – Virginia (added 9/10/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2012-17 Fire Fighter Suffers Heart Attack While Fighting a Structure Fire and Dies – Missouri (added 8/29/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2012-18 Fire Marshal Suffers Cardiac Arrest and a Probable Heart Attack during a Fire Department Physical Ability Test – Utah (added 8/23/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-18 A Career Captain Dies and 9 Fire Fighters injured in a Multistory Medical Building Fire – North Carolina (added 8/20/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-02 Volunteer Fire Fighter Caught in a Rapid Fire Event During Unprotected Search, Dies After Facepiece Lens Melts – Maryland (added 8/20/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2012-10 Fire Fighter Suffers Heart Attack and Dies After Fighting a Structure Fire – Louisiana (added 8/2/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2012-11 Fire Chief Suffers Heart Attack While Fighting a Structure Fire and Dies – Mississippi (added 7/26/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2012-03 Fire Apparatus Operator Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Physical Fitness Training – Hawaii (added 7/25/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2012-01 Career Fire Fighter Dies After Falling From Aerial Ladder During Training – Florida (added 7/12/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-30 Career Fire Fighter Dies and Another is Injured Following Structure Collapse at a Triple Decker Residential Fire – Massachusetts (added 7/12/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-27 Fire Fighter Suffers Cardiac Death After Responding to a Structure Fire – New York (added 7/12/12)

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2011-05 Career Fire Fighter/Paramedic Dies from Injuries Following an Unexpected Ceiling Collapse – California (added 7/12/12)

 

 
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Tim Merinar, MS
Fatality Investigations Team
Division of Safety Research
NIOSH
trm2@cdc.gov
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