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 = Motor Vehicle - All
Medical-Related = Blank
Report No. | Incident Date | Title | |
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F2020-07 | Jan 11, 2020 | 51-year-old firefighter suffers a sudden cardiac event and crashes engine while responding to a residential structure fire - West Virginia. | |
F2019-19 | Mar 10, 2018 | While maneuvering outside his apparatus, firefighter falls into roadway and is struck and killed by a delivery van - Texas. | |
F2019-13 | May 15, 2019 | Career firefighter killed, a police officer and a civilian wounded when they were shot during EMS incident - Wisconsin. | |
F2018-08 | Mar 24, 2018 | Two fire fighters die and three fire fighters injured in a fire apparatus crash - West Virginia. | |
F2017-10 | Mar 15, 2017 | Two fire fighters die and one fire fighter injured when struck at a roadway incident - Mississippi. | |
F2017-07 | Feb 24, 2017 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after being ejected from rear seat of fire department pickup truck - Iowa. | |
F2017-06 | Feb 22, 2017 | Volunteer fire fighter dies in tanker rollover responding to structure fire - Oklahoma. | |
F2016-19 | Sep 09, 2016 | One firefighter killed and two firefighters injured in fire apparatus crash - Mississippi. | |
F2016-16 | Jul 23, 2016 | Volunteer fire fighter struck and killed by tanker backing into the bay of the fire station - Pennsylvania. | |
F2014-06 | Feb 10, 2014 | Career fire fighter struck and killed while working a crash scene on ice covered interstate overpass - Texas. | |
F2013-26 | Oct 17, 2013 | Volunteer fire department probationary member is killed after the pumper/tanker he was operating leaves the roadway and overturns - Alabama. | |
F2013-12 | Apr 27, 2013 | Volunteer fire chief struck and killed on interstate highway while directing traffic - Pennsylvania. | |
F2013-06 | Mar 28, 2013 | Forest fire service fire fighter monitoring prescribed burn from roadway is struck and killed when smoke obscures visibility following a wind shift - New Jersey. | |
F2013-05 | Mar 05, 2013 | Volunteer fire fighter killed when struck while operating at scene of multiple vehicle crash on interstate highway - Illinois. | |
F2012-31 | Dec 02, 2012 | Volunteer fire fighter struck and killed by backing fire apparatus at rural brush and structure fire - Illinois. | |
F2012-30 | Nov 11, 2012 | Volunteer fire fighter dies in tanker crash en route to grass fire - Indiana. | |
F2012-23 | Jul 16, 2012 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after being ejected from front seat of engine - Virginia. | |
F2012-09 | Mar 19, 2012 | Career fire captain killed, fire fighter and police officer injured at the scene of a motor vehicle crash - Arkansas. | |
F2012-07 | Feb 29, 2012 | Career fire captain dies when struck by a pickup truck while working at the scene of two traffic incidents - California. | |
F2012-06 | Feb 13, 2012 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after falling from tailboard of tanker truck - West Virginia. | |
F2012-04 | Jan 08, 2012 | Career captain injured in aerial ladder collapse - Pennsylvania. | |
F2011-23 | Sep 18, 2011 | Volunteer fire fighter struck and killed while directing traffic at an interstate highway incident - Iowa. | |
F2011-21 | Sep 03, 2011 | Volunteer fire fighter dies in a single-motor-vehicle crash while responding to a medical assistance call - Louisiana. | |
F2011-19 | Jul 29, 2011 | Career lieutenant dies from injuries received after vehicle undergoing maintenance crushes him - Massachusetts. | |
F2010-37 | Nov 05, 2010 | Volunteer fire captain dies from injuries received after a brush truck undergoing maintenance strikes and pins him against a wall - Indiana. | |
F2010-36 | Nov 13, 2010 | One career fire fighter killed, another seriously injured when struck by a vehicle while working at a grass fire along an interstate highway - South Carolina. | |
F2010-32 | Sep 24, 2010 | Volunteer fire fighter killed when pressurized water tank explodes during fire suppression at a brush fire - Ohio. | |
F2010-19 | Jul 26, 2010 | Volunteer chief and fire fighter die after being ejected during a rollover crash - Virginia. | |
F2010-07 | Feb 10, 2010 | Volunteer fire chief dies after being crushed between two fire trucks - Kansas. | |
F2010-06 | Feb 12, 2010 | Volunteer fire police captain dies after being struck by a motor vehicle at a controlled roadway - Pennsylvania. | |
F2009-30 | Dec 26, 2009 | Career fire fighter/paramedic dies 2 days after being ejected during an ambulance rollover incident - Georgia. | |
F2009-18 | Jun 29, 2009 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after suffering a head injury while operating a platform aerial ladder - Rhode Island. | |
F2009-12 | Apr 15, 2009 | Volunteer fire chief dies in motor vehicle incident while responding to a fire alarm - Maryland. | |
F2009-10 | Jan 02, 2009 | Career fire fighter dies when backed over while spotting an apparatus - New Jersey. | |
F2009-08 | Feb 23, 2009 | One fire fighter dies and another is severely injured in a single vehicle rollover crash - Georgia. | |
F2009-05 | Jan 09, 2009 | A career lieutenant dies and three fire fighters are injured in ladder truck crash - Massachusetts. | |
F2009-04 | Dec 31, 2008 | One career fire fighter dies and another is seriously injured in a single vehicle rollover crash - Georgia. | |
F2009-03 | Dec 17, 2008 | Volunteer fire fighter sitting in his parked vehicle warning oncoming traffic of a motor vehicle incident was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer - Montana. | |
F2008-33 | Sep 29, 2008 | Career fire fighter fatally injured when struck in the head by the boom of an aerial platform - Louisiana. | |
F2008-27 | Jul 23, 2008 | Volunteer fire chief dies from injuries received when privately owned vehicle crashes into bay door pinning him against fire tanker - Wisconsin. | |
F2008-25 | Jul 08, 2008 | Fire fighter dies after being ejected from a pumper in a single vehicle rollover crash - New York. | |
F2008-22 | Jul 07, 2008 | Volunteer fire fighter dies in apparatus crash - Ohio. | |
F2008-17 | Jun 14, 2008 | Volunteer assistant chief killed when struck by tractor-trailer while operating at a motor vehicle crash - North Carolina. | |
F2008-12 | Apr 08, 2008 | Volunteer deputy fire chief dies when struck by motorized water monitor that "launched" off aerial ladder truck - Pennsylvania. | |
F2008-10 | Mar 28, 2008 | Volunteer fire fighter dies in a tanker crash - Louisiana. | |
F2008-05 | Feb 23, 2008 | Volunteer captain dies in engine rollover - Colorado. | |
F2007-31 | Aug 10, 2007 | Volunteer lieutenant dies after falling from a bridge while attending to a motor vehicle crash - Arkansas. | |
F2007-30 | Aug 11, 2007 | Volunteer fire fighter responding to an automatic alarm dies when engine collides with an embankment and tree then overturns - North Carolina. | |
F2007-27 | Jul 24, 2007 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after ten-foot fall from engine - Ohio. | |
F2007-26 | Jul 27, 2007 | Volunteer fire fighter dies when struck by a bus while working along an interstate highway - Illinois. | |
F2007-25 | Mar 24, 2007 | Two volunteer fire fighters die in a tanker rollover - North Carolina. | |
F2007-17 | May 19, 2007 | A career captain dies and a fire fighter/driver is seriously injured when two fire trucks collide at an intersection - Connecticut. | |
F2006-25 | Jul 26, 2006 | Junior volunteer fire fighter dies and three volunteer fire fighters are injured in a tanker crash - Alabama. | |
F2006-22 | Apr 08, 2006 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after being struck by a shackle on a recoiling tow rope - South Dakota. | |
F2006-06 | Nov 22, 2005 | Volunteer fire fighter dies in tanker rollover crash - Texas. | |
F2006-05 | Nov 28, 2005 | Career fire fighter dies after engine he was driving collides with a tractor trailer - Alabama. | |
F2005-35 | Dec 02, 2005 | Career captain dies and the driver/operator and a fire fighter are severely injured in apparatus crash - Louisiana. | |
F2005-28 | Aug 06, 2005 | One career fire fighter dies and two are injured in apparatus crash - California. | |
F2005-27 | Jun 21, 2005 | Volunteer fire chief dies from injuries sustained during a tanker rollover - Utah. | |
F2005-15 | Apr 23, 2005 | Career fire fighter fatally injured in fall from apparatus - Texas. | |
F2005-12 | Aug 23, 2004 | Career fire fighter/EMT dies in ambulance crash - Florida. | |
F2005-01 | Aug 14, 2004 | Career fire fighter dies after falling from tailboard and being backed over by engine - California. | |
F2004-43 | Apr 27, 2004 | One part-time fire fighter dies and another is seriously injured when two fire engines collide at an intersection while responding to a fire - Illinois. | |
F2004-19 | Apr 30, 2004 | Career fire fighter dies from injuries sustained in fall from apparatus - Massachusetts. | |
F2004-15 | Mar 03, 2004 | Forest ranger/fire fighter drowned after catastrophic blow-out of right front tire - Florida. | |
F2004-03 | Nov 17, 2003 | Career captain/safety officer dies in a single motor vehicle crash while responding to a call - Kansas. | |
F2003-37 | Oct 27, 2003 | Volunteer assistant chief is struck and killed at road construction site - Minnesota. | |
F2003-33 | Aug 06, 2003 | Career fire fighter/emergency medical technician dies and paramedic is injured in a three-vehicle collision - Nebraska. | |
F2003-30 | Jul 28, 2003 | One volunteer lieutenant dies and a volunteer fire fighter is seriously injured in a motor vehicle rollover incident while en-route to a trailer fire - North Carolina. | |
F2003-23 | Jun 26, 2003 | Volunteer assistant chief dies in tanker rollover - New Mexico. | |
F2003-20 | May 22, 2003 | Junior volunteer fire fighter is killed while responding to a brush fire with an intoxicated driver - Wyoming. | |
F2003-19 | Jun 16, 2003 | Volunteer fire fighter killed after his privately owned vehicle hydroplaned and struck a billboard signpost - Kentucky. | |
F2003-16 | Feb 23, 2003 | Volunteer fire police captain dies from injury-related complications after being struck by motor vehicle while directing traffic - New Jersey. | |
F2003-15 | Apr 03, 2003 | Volunteer fire fighter dies in tanker rollover - Ohio. | |
F2003-14 | Mar 19, 2003 | Volunteer captain killed in fire apparatus crash while responding to a training exercise - Oregon. | |
F2003-13 | Mar 18, 2003 | Volunteer fire fighter killed while walking across an Interstate highway responding to a motor vehicle incident - Texas. | |
F2003-07 | Jan 13, 2003 | Career fire fighter/emergency medical technician dies from injuries sustained in fall from apparatus - California. | |
F2003-05 | Jan 19, 2003 | Career fire fighter/emergency medical technician dies in ambulance crash - Texas. | |
F2002-42 | Jun 13, 2002 | Emergency medical technician killed in single-vehicle crash while responding to structure fire - North Carolina. | |
F2002-41 | Sep 23, 2002 | Career fire fighter dies in tanker rollover - North Carolina. | |
F2002-39 | Sep 05, 2002 | Junior volunteer fire fighter dies in tanker rollover - Tennessee. | |
F2002-38 | Jul 01, 2002 | Volunteer captain killed, two fire fighters and police officer injured when struck by motor vehicle at highway incident - Minnesota. | |
F2002-36 | Aug 12, 2002 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after being run over by brush truck during grass fire attack - Texas. | |
F2002-35 | Jun 08, 2002 | Off-duty career fire fighter dies and another off-duty career fire fighter is injured after being struck by a truck while assisting at a highway traffic incident - Florida. | |
F2002-21 | May 04, 2002 | Junior fire fighter killed while responding to fire alarm on his bicycle - Pennsylvania. | |
F2002-18 | Apr 11, 2002 | Career fire chief dies after being struck by a fire truck at a motor-vehicle incident - Kansas. | |
F2002-16 | Apr 07, 2002 | Volunteer fire fighter dies and two are injured in engine rollover - Alabama. | |
F2002-13 | Mar 20, 2002 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after being struck by motor vehicle on interstate highway - Mississippi. | |
F2002-10 | Mar 02, 2002 | Volunteer fire fighter dies after tanker truck is struck by freight train - Kentucky. | |
F2002-04 | Jan 21, 2002 | Motor-vehicle incident claims life of volunteer fire fighter - Ohio. | |
F2001-39 | Nov 19, 2001 | Volunteer fire fighter killed and an assistant chief injured in tanker truck crash - West Virginia. | |
F2001-36 | Aug 19, 2001 | Volunteer fire fighter dies when tanker crashes into boulder and tree - Oregon. | |
F2001-17 | Mar 06, 2001 | Motor-vehicle incident claims the life of a volunteer assistant chief - Alaska. | |
F2001-07 | Jan 09, 2001 | A volunteer fire fighter died after being struck by a motor vehicle while directing traffic - New York. | |
F2001-06 | Jan 12, 2001 | Fire fighter dies after the tanker truck he was driving strikes a utility pole and overturns while responding to a grass fire - Kentucky. | |
F2001-01 | Nov 16, 2000 | Volunteer fire fighter dies and junior fire fighter is injured after tanker rollover during water shuttle training exercise - Kentucky. | |
F2000-41 | Sep 27, 2000 | Fire fighter dies after being run over by ladder truck while attempting to board - Alabama. | |
F2000-39 | Apr 29, 2000 | A lieutenant dies and three fire fighters of a career department were injured when the truck they were responding in was struck by another vehicle - Illinois. | |
F2000-35 | Jul 02, 2000 | Junior fire fighter killed responding to call in his privately owned vehicle (POV) - Pennsylvania. | |
F2000-33 | May 27, 2000 | Pumper truck rollover claims the life of a volunteer fire fighter - Missouri. | |
F2000-19 | Mar 17, 2000 | Motor-vehicle incident involving Amtrak train claims life of career fire fighter/engineer - North Carolina. | |
F2000-18 | Jan 17, 2000 | Tanker rollover claims life of volunteer fire chief - Missouri. | |
F2000-17 | Feb 11, 2000 | A volunteer fire fighter/driver was killed and another volunteer fire fighter was injured while responding to a motor vehicle incident with injuries - California. | |
F2000-10 | Oct 28, 1999 | A captain and a fire fighter die from injuries in a tanker rollover - Indiana. | |
F2000-06 | Nov 14, 1999 | Tanker rollover results in the death of one volunteer fire fighter - Texas. | |
F2000-01 | Dec 18, 1999 | Motor-vehicle incident claims the life of a volunteer fire fighter and injures a volunteer chief - Virginia. | |
99-F45 | Nov 02, 1999 | A volunteer fire fighter dies of head injuries after falling off a responding open-cab ladder truck - Pennsylvania. | |
99-F44 | Sep 13, 1999 | Motor-vehicle incident claims life of volunteer fire fighter who was responding to alarm - Ohio. | |
99-F42 | Oct 16, 1999 | Fire fighters/emergency medical technician dies in apparatus incident at wildland fire - California. | |
99-F38 | Sep 27, 1999 | Volunteer fire fighter died after being struck by an eighteen-wheel tractor trailer truck - South Carolina. | |
99-F36 | Oct 05, 1999 | A captain dies and two fire fighters are injured in a motor-vehicle crash - Texas. | |
99-F34 | Aug 08, 1999 | Recreational vehicle fire claims the life of one fire fighter and injures two other fire fighters - Arkansas. | |
99-F33 | Aug 31, 1999 | Motor-vehicle incident claims the life of a volunteer fire fighter and injures a lieutenant and another fire fighter - South Carolina. | |
99-F27 | Aug 05, 1999 | One fire fighter died and a second fire fighter was severely injured after being struck by a motor vehicle on an interstate highway - Oklahoma. | |
99-F16 | May 02, 1999 | Motor vehicle incident claims the life of volunteer fire fighter - North Carolina. | |
98-F19 | Aug 01, 1998 | Volunteer fire fighter killed during wildland fire - Texas. |
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