Firefighter deaths by cause and nature of injury (2011)
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| Cause of injury |
Deaths |
Percentage |
| Exertion/Stress/Other |
32 |
53% |
| Struck by/contact with object |
8 |
13% |
| Caught or trapped |
15 |
25% |
| Fell |
5 |
8% |
| Hot weather |
1 |
2% |
| Total |
61 |
100.0% |
| Nature of injury |
Deaths |
Percentage |
| Sudden cardiac death |
31 |
51% |
| Internal trauma |
14 |
23% |
| Asphyxiation |
6 |
9% |
| Stroke |
1 |
2% |
| Drowning |
1 |
2% |
| Heat stroke |
1 |
2% |
| Burns |
6 |
9% |
| Undetermined |
1 |
2% |
| Total |
61 |
100.0% |
Source: NFPA's "Firefighter Fatalities in the United States 2011," Rita F. Fahy, Paul R. LeBlanc and Joseph L. Molis, June 2012, firefighter fatality figures have been updated since publication, and previous reports in the series.
Update: 6/12