Firefighter deaths by cause and nature of injury

Firefighter deaths by cause and nature of injury (2011)


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2012 cause of injury chart 2012 nature of injury chart

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

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