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Author
Balanoff, T.
Title
Fire Fighter Mortality Report. Final Report.
Coporate
International Assocation of Fire Fighters, Washington, DC
Sponsor
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBS GCR 76-60, March 1976, 171 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Contract
GRANT-435909 PROJECT-NO.-4901200
Keywords
fatalities | fire fighters | fire investigations
Abstract
This 15-month study involved the investigation of 101 fire fighters in-the-line of duty deaths. The breakdown of cause of death was: 45 heart attacks, 13 building collapse, 12 burns, 9 smoke inhalations, 6 apparatus accidents, 5 electrocutions, and 1 equipment failure