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NFPA RELEASES 2017 U.S. FIREFIGHTER INJURIES REPORT
From excerpts sourced from Nfpa.org:
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently published its annual U.S. Firefighter Fatalities report, revealing a total of 60 firefighter fatalities while on duty in 2017. This figure marks the lowest count since 1977, when the NFPA first began tracking on-duty firefighter deaths. Interestingly, this is the sixth time in the past seven years that the total has fallen below 70 deaths.
Out of the 60 fatalities, 32 were volunteers, 21 were career firefighters, three were employees of federal land management agencies, two were contractors working with federal and state land management agencies, and two were prison inmates. Both career and volunteer firefighter deaths reached their second-lowest totals in 2017.
The 17 deaths that occurred at the fire scene represent the second-lowest number of fireground fatalities since the study's inception, marking the second consecutive year that the number has been under 20.
In most years, the second-highest cause of on-duty firefighter deaths happens during response to or return from emergency calls. However, in 2017, the second-largest share (11 deaths) happened at the scene of non-fire emergencies: five were at motor vehicle crash sites, three were dealing with downed wires, one was near a fallen tree, one was investigating an odor inside a building, and another was checking a potential flooding situation during a storm. Ten of these 11 individuals were struck by passing vehicles, while one succumbed to sudden cardiac arrest.
In 2017, 10 firefighters were hit by vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of four such deaths per year over the previous three decades.
Overexertion, stress, and medical issues accounted for more than half of the deaths in 2017. Out of the 32 deaths in this category, 29 were classified as sudden cardiac deaths, typically heart attacks, two were due to strokes, and one was linked to complications from a recent medical procedure that arose while the individual was on the job. The 29 sudden cardiac deaths in 2017, occurring while victims were on duty, mark the fourth time in the last six years that the number has dipped below 30. However, these still account for nearly half of all on-duty deaths.
A thorough study detailing every single duty-related death in a year remains challenging to compile at this point.
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This report underscores the risks firefighters face daily, highlighting the importance of continued safety measures and support systems for those who put their lives on the line for our communities. It also emphasizes the need for better data collection to fully understand the scope of these tragedies and how they can be prevented moving forward.