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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

U.S. Fire Department Profile

This report provides an overview of local and municipal fire departments in the United States. The analysis includes firefighters, fire departments, apparatus and stations. The results are based on data collected during the NFPA Survey of Fire Departments for US Fire Experience During 2019 and the NFPA Fire Service Survey where the data was collected over the period 2017–2019.

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Fatalities & injuries

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States (2021)
Firefighter Injuries on the Fireground (2021)
Firefighter Injuries in the United States (2021)
The Economics of Firefighter Injuries in the United States: Executive Summary (2019)
U.S. Volunteer Firefighter Injuries (2019)

Health & safety

Trend tables

Fire Service in the United States

This report is a compilation of trend tables that include information on firefighters, firefighter deaths, firefighter injuries, and fire departments.

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Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service

Personal protective equipment

Profiles of fire departments

Fire department calls & operations

Fire Department Roadway and Vehicle Incidents (2021)
Literature Review on Spaceport Fire Safety (2018)
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