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Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation & Prevention Program (FFFIPP)

A firefighter carries a hose in the parking lot of a residential building amid heavy smoke.Nearly 33,000 firefighters protect Californians and their property from fire, the most of any state. The NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) investigates firefighter line-of-duty fatalities to address occupational hazards and prevent future deaths and injuries. OHB investigated fatalities primarily ā€‹ in California and the Western U.S.ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹

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California-Investigated Firefighter Fatality Reportā€‹ā€‹sā€‹ā€‹

  • NEW! 38-year-old volunteer firefighter dies during SCBA confidence training at fire academy - California (F2023-02, PDF)
  • NEW! 47-year-old captain suffers fatal heart attack at fire station - California (F2022-08, PDF)ā€‹
  • NEW!ā€‹ 57-year-old engineer suffers fatal heart attack after multi-vehicle fire in a commercial parking garage - California (F2021-16, PDF)
  • 40-year old fā€‹ā€‹irefighter dies ā€‹while driving a water tender to a fire ā€‹(F2021-06)ā€‹
  • Firefighter dies from exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage during physical fitness training (F2021-01, PDF)ā€‹
  • Seasonal wildland firefighter dies from hyperthermia during training hike (F2020-06, PDF)
  • ā€‹ā€‹ 36-year old ā€‹probationary ā€‹firefighterā€‹ suffers cardiac arrest after completing ā€‹SCBA drill (F2019-04ā€‹)
  • Firefighter trainee suffers sudden cardiac death during physical fitness exercise (F2018-17, PDF)
  • Two firefighters die when an upstairs floor falls on them while they are fighting a residential fire (97CA003)
  • Firefighter dies from heat stroke while fighting a wildland fire (97CA010)
  • Fire department paramedic dies after falling from helicopter during a retrieval operation (93CA002)ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹

NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigations

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Additional Resources

International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

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U.S. Fire Administration (USFA/FEMA)

USFA Annual Report on Firefighter Fatalitiesā€‹ā€‹

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