Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
Through the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of firefighter line-of-duty deaths to formulate recommendations for preventing future deaths and injuries. The program does not seek to determine fault or place blame on fire departments or individual firefighters, but to learn from these tragic events and prevent future similar events.
Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports
Criteria Selection:
State = ALL
Incident Year = ALL
Trauma-Related = Blank
Medical-Related = Heat Stress
| Report No. | Incident Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F2020-03 | Jun 17, 2019 | Career firefighter candidate dies from heat stroke while performing firefighter essential function course - Alabama. | |
| F2016-05 | Mar 31, 2016 | Cadet dies from hyperthermia and exertional heat stroke during indoor SCBA maze training - Texas. | |
| F2015-16 | Jun 06, 2015 | Wildland fire fighter dies from hyperthermia during pack test - Arizona. | |
| F2012-27 | Sep 16, 2012 | Captain dies from hyperthermia and exertional heatstroke while performing advanced survival training - Texas. | |
| F2011-29 | Jul 17, 2011 | Engineer dies from heart attack and cardiac arrest - Indiana. | |
| F2011-17 | Jul 07, 2011 | Wildland fire fighter dies from hyperthermia and exertional heatstroke while conducting mop-up operations - Texas. | |
| F2009-17 | Apr 29, 2009 | Fire fighter trainee suffers fatal exertional heat stroke during physical fitness training - Texas. | |
| F2008-36 | Jun 06, 2008 | Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death during live fire training - North Carolina. | |
| F2008-30 | Aug 09, 2008 | Fire captain suffers fatal heart attack after conducting live fire training - Pennsylvania. | |
| F2008-24 | May 31, 2008 | Firefighter trainee dies from hyperthermia after live-fire training - Oklahoma. | |
| F2008-19 | Jun 12, 2007 | Paid on call fire fighter suffers a fatal cardiac event just after completing two hose training drills - Wisconsin. | |
| F2007-33 | Aug 13, 2007 | After conducting fire suppression duties at a structure fire, captain collapses in incident scene rehabilitation - Kansas. | |
| F2007-13 | Jul 29, 2006 | Fire fighter suffers a heart attack and dies several hours after assisting at a structure fire - Illinois. | |
| F2005-26 | May 19, 2005 | Recruit fire fighter suffers heat stroke during physical fitness training and dies nine days later - Florida. | |
| F2003-28 | Aug 08, 2003 | Live-fire training exercise claims the life of one recruit fire fighter and injures four others - Florida. |
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