News & Research

Emergency responders

New construction methods and materials, renewable energy sources, and other emerging technologies all make today’s emergency response ever more challenging. We analyze fire service data and research fire ground tactics and personal protective equipment to help you stay safe in a fast changing world.

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Latest report

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States

This report contains overall statistics from NFPA's study on on-duty firefighter fatalities in 2018. It includes patterns by type of duty at time of fatal injury, cause and nature of injury, age, type of incident and type of property involved in fires.

Download the report.

Fatalities & injuries

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States (2019)
Firefighter Injuries in the United States (2018)
Patterns of Female Firefighter Injuries on the Fireground (2017)
Patterns of Firefighter Fireground Injuries (2016)
U.S. Volunteer Firefighter Injuries (2016)

Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service

How does your state measure up?

Needs Assessment tool

Use this online tool to create customizable data reports and find out how well your fire department is operating/equipped compared to other U.S. fire departments in the following modules - state response rates, formal firefighter training, firefighter fitness and health personal protective equipment (PPE).

Personal protective equipment

Profiles of fire departments

Fire department calls & operations

Literature Review on Spaceport Fire Safety (2018)
Fire Department Roadway and Vehicle Incidents (2017)
Automotive Fire Apparatus Tire Replacement (2015)
Risk-Based Decision Support in Managing Unwanted Alarms (2013)
False Alarm Activity in the U.S. (2013)
Fire department calls - table