Firefighter injuries by type of duty
Click graph for larger image.
Also see: NFPA report: "Firefighter Injuries in the United States" October 2012
Statistics from the NFPA survey of fire departments on line-of-duty firefighter injuries in 2011, including non-incident-related injuries. Includes trends and brief narratives on selected incidents.
| Year |
Total |
Firefighting,
fireground |
Responding,
returning |
On scene
at non-fire calls |
Training |
Other on-duty |
| 1981 |
103,340
|
67,510 (65.3%) |
4,945 (4.8%) |
9,600 (9.3%) |
7,090 (6.9%) |
14,195 (13.7%) |
| 1982 |
98,150 |
61,370 (62.5%) |
5,320 (5.4%) |
9,385 (9.6%) |
6,125 (6.2%) |
15,950 (16.3%) |
| 1983 |
103,150 |
61,740 (59.9%) |
5,865 (5.7%) |
11,105 (10.8%) |
6,755 (6.5%) |
17,685 (17.1%) |
| 1984 |
102,300 |
62,700 (61.3%) |
5,845 (5.7%) |
10,630 (10.4%) |
6,840 (6.7%) |
16,285 (15.9%) |
| 1985 |
100,900 |
61,255 (60.7%) |
5,280 (5.2%) |
12,500 (12.4%) |
6,050 (6.0%) |
15,815 (15.7%) |
| 1986 |
96,450 |
55,990 (58.1%) |
4,665 (4.8%) |
12,545 (13.0%) |
6,395 (6.6%) |
16,855 (17.5%) |
| 1987 |
102,600 |
57,755 (56.3%) |
5,075 (4.9%) |
13,940 (13.6%) |
6,075 (5.9%) |
19,755 (19.3%) |
| 1988 |
102,900 |
61,790 (60.0%) |
5,080 (4.9%) |
12,325 (12.0%) |
5,840 (5.7%) |
17,865 (17.4%) |
| 1989 |
100,700 |
58,250 (57.8%) |
6,000 (6.0%) |
12,580 (12.5%) |
6,010 (6.0%) |
17,860 (17.7%) |
| 1990 |
100,300 |
57,100 (56.9%) |
6,115 (6.1%) |
14,200 (14.2%) |
6,630 (6.6%) |
16,255 (16.2%) |
| 1991 |
103,300 |
55,830 (54.0%) |
5,355 (5.2%) |
15,065 (14.6%) |
6,600 (6.4%) |
20,450 (19.8%) |
| 1992 |
97,700 |
52,290 (53.5%) |
5,580 (5.7%) |
14,645 (15.0%) |
7,045 (7.2%) |
18,140 (18.6%) |
| 1993 |
101,500 |
52,885 (52.1%) |
5,595 (5.5%) |
16,675 (16.4%) |
6,545 (6.5%) |
19,800 (19.5%) |
| 1994 |
95,400 |
52,875 (55.4%) |
5,930 (6.2%) |
11,810 (12.4%) |
6,780 (7.1%) |
18,005 (18.9%) |
| 1995 |
94,500 |
50,640 (53.6%) |
5,230 (5.5%) |
13,500 (14.3%) |
7,275 (7.7%) |
17,855 (18.9%) |
| 1996 |
87,150 |
45,725 (52.5%) |
6,315 (7.2%) |
12,630 (14.5%) |
6,200 (7.1%) |
16,280 (18.7%) |
| 1997 |
85,400 |
40,920 (47.9%) |
5,410 (6.3%) |
14,880 (17.4%) |
6,510 (7.6%) |
17,680 (20.7%) |
| 1998 |
87,500 |
43,080 (49.2%) |
7,070 (8.1%) |
13,960 (16.0%) |
7,055 (8.1%) |
16,335 (18.7%) |
| 1999 |
88,500 |
45,550 (51.5%) |
5,890 (6.7%) |
13,565 (15.5%) |
7,705 (8.7%) |
15,790 (17.8%) |
| 2000 |
84,550 |
43,065 (51.0%) |
4,700 (5.6%) |
13,660 (16.2%) |
7,400 (8.8%) |
15,725 (18.6%) |
| 2001 |
82,250 |
41,395 (50.3%) |
4,640 (5.6%) |
14,140 (17.2%) |
6,915 (8.4%) |
15,160 (18.4%) |
| 2002 |
80,800 |
37,860 (46.9%) |
5,805 (7.2%) |
15,095 (18.7%) |
7,600 (9.4%) |
14,440 (17.9%)
|
| 2003 |
78,750 |
38,045 (48.3%) |
5,200 (6.6%) |
13,855 (17.6%) |
7,100 (9.0%) |
14,550 (18.5%) |
| 2004 |
75,840 |
36,880 (48.6%) |
4,840 (6.4%) |
13,150 (17.3%) |
6,720 (8.9%) |
14,250 (18.8%) |
| 2005 |
80,100 |
41,950 (52.4%) |
5,455 (6.8%) |
12,250 (15.3%) |
7,120 (8.9%) |
13,325 (16.6%) |
| 2006 |
83,400 |
44,210 (53.0%) |
4,745 (5.7%) |
13,090 (15.7%) |
7,665 (9.2%) |
13,690 (16.4%) |
| 2007 |
80,100 |
38,340 (47.9%) |
4,925 (6.1%) |
15,435 (19.3%) |
7,735 (9.7%) |
13,665 (17.1%) |
| 2008 |
79,700 |
36,595 (46.0%) |
4,965 (6.2%) |
15,745 (19.8%) |
8,145 (10.2%) |
14,250 (17.9%) |
| 2009 |
78,150 |
32,205 (41.2%) |
4,965 (6.4%) |
15,455 (19.8%) |
7,935 (10.2%) |
17,590 (22.5%) |
| 2010 |
71,875 |
32,675 (45.4%) |
4,380 (6.1%) |
13,355 (18.6%) |
7,275 (10.1%) |
14,190 (19.7%) |
| 2011 |
70,090 |
30,505 (43.5%) |
3,870 (5.5%) |
14,905 (21.3%) |
7,515 (10.7%) |
13,295 (19.0%) |
Prior to 1981, the categories were somewhat different.
Source: NFPA's "U.S. Firefighter Injuries - 2011" Michael J. Karter, Jr. and Joseph L. Molis, October 2012, and previous reports in the series.
Update: 11/12