- Author
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Karter, M. J., Jr.
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Molis, J. L.
- Title
- U. S. Firefighter Injuries, 2006.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
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NFPA FF107
October 2008
28 p.
- Keywords
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fire statistics
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fire fighters
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injuries
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exposure
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emergencies
- Identifiers
- injury rates; fireground; non-fire emergencies; type of duty; cause of injury; collisions; community size
- Abstract
- NFPA estimates that 80,100 firefighter injuries occurred in the line of duty in 2007, a decrease of 4% from the year before. Nearly half (47.9%) of the all firefighter injuries occurred during fireground operations. An estimated 13,665 occurring during other on duty activities, while 15,435 occurred at nonfire emergency incidents. The leading type of injury received during fireground operations was strain, sprain or muscular pain (45.1%), followed by wound, cut, bleeding, bruise (18.2%). Regionally, the Northeast had the highest fireground injury rate, more than twice the rate for the rest of the country.