- Author
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Fahy, R. F.
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LeBlanc, P. R.
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Molis, J. L.
- Title
- Firefighter Fatalities in the United States 2007.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
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NFPA FFD07,
July 2008,
33 p.
- Keywords
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fire fighters
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fire statistics
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fire fatalities
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death
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injuries
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cardiac effects
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training
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fire fighting training
- Identifiers
- heart attack; sudden cardiac death; on-dury fatalities; 2007 experience; type of duty; cause of fatal injury or illness; nature of fatal injury or illness; age of fire fighters; fire ground deaths; vehicle-related incidents
- Abstract
- In 2007, a total of 102 on-duty firefighter deaths occurred in the U.S. This is a sharp increase over the 89 firefighter fatalities that occurred in 2006, but returns to the long-term trend of close to 100 on-duty deaths annually. The largest share of deaths (36 deaths) occurred on the fire ground. Stress, exertion, and other medical-related issues, which usually result in heart attacks or other sudden cardiac events, continued to be the leading cause of fatal injury. Of the 40 stress-related fatalities in 2007, 38 were classified as sudden cardiac deaths.