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FIREFIGHTER DEATH AND INJURY STATISTICS

FIREFIGHTER DEATH AND INJURY STATISTICS. US and NY STATE 2012. The National Picture: analysis of 2012 deaths source: NFPA, “ FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES - 2012 ” (June 2013).

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FIREFIGHTER DEATH AND INJURY STATISTICS

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  1. FIREFIGHTER DEATH AND INJURY STATISTICS US and NY STATE 2012

  2. The National Picture: analysis of 2012 deathssource: NFPA, “FIREFIGHTER FATALITIESIN THE UNITED STATES - 2012”(June 2013)

  3. Note: There are always discrepancies between NFPA and USFA casualty numbers due to differences defining “firefighters” and “line-of-duty”. We generally use NFPA’s figures…

  4. US Firefighting Deaths(Includes personnel such as military, contractors, wildland crews, etc.)

  5. US Firefighter Deaths: Career & Volunteer2002 - 2012(excludes non-FD personnel)

  6. US Firefighting Deaths by Type of Duty, 2012source: NFPA

  7. US Firefighting Deaths by Cause of Injury, 2012

  8. US Firefighting Deaths by Nature of Injury, 2012

  9. US Firefighter Deaths by Age & Cause of Death, 2012

  10. US Firefighter Deaths inMotor Vehicle Accidents, 2002-2012

  11. Background Information on US Firefighter Deaths Source: National Fire Protection Association

  12. 2012 US Firefighter Fatalities In 2012, the number of on-duty firefighter deaths fell for the 4th consecutive year, with declines in the following areas: • Lowest number of volunteer firefighter deaths ever • Second-lowest number of career firefighter deaths ever • Lowest number of sudden cardiac deaths • Second-lowest number of deaths during training activities • Lowest ever deaths at structure fires • Number of road vehicle crash fatalities up from 2011 (but still lower than average)

  13. 2012 Firefighting FatalitiesWho is dying? • Career firefighters (defined as those who are employed full-time as firefighters) suffered 23 deaths in 2011. • Volunteer and part-time paid firefighters accounted for 30 deaths. • 11 additional deaths (2 inmates, 5 federal contract-ors or agents, 4 military) were reported by NFPA. • The median age of firefighters who died on duty was 49; the oldest was 79 and the youngest was 17 years old.

  14. 2012 Firefighter FatalitiesWhy are we dying?Stress and overexertion are still the leading killers • The largest single medical cause (52%) of firefighter deaths in 2012 was sudden cardiac vascular or cardiac events. • Heart attacks caused the deaths of 25 on-duty firefighters. More than half of those afflicted were career firefighters.

  15. 2012 Firefighter FatalitiesWhere are we dying?Nationally, response/return activities are the most hazardous. Fireground activities were second.

  16. 2012 Firefighter FatalitiesWhere are we dying? Because residential fires are most common, the highest incidence of firefighter fire ground deaths in structures was in residential occupancies. HOWEVER, fires in nonresidential structures, such as mercantile, public assembly and manufacturing prop-erties, are more hazardous to firefighters, on average. (There are fewer of them, but they are deadlier.)

  17. New York State Line of Duty Deaths and Injuries 2012 Note: Injury statistics are from the NYS Fire Incident Reporting System (report IIC series). Since participation is voluntary, the numbers are incomplete and reflect only reported casualties. FDNY deaths are included, but injuries are not. Fatality information taken from USFA.

  18. New York State Line of Duty Deaths, 2002-2012

  19. 2012 NY State Line-of-duty deaths • Lt. Richard A. Nappi, 47, FDNY, died 4/16/12 after an apparent heart attack while battling a three-alarm fire in Bushwick, Brooklyn. • Ronald Keddie, 64, Sheridan, collapsed at the firehouse 6/27/12 while preparing to go on an MVA call. • Antonio Rodriques, 49, Yonkers, died 7/31/12 from complications related to a hemorrhagic stroke he suffered during fire department training. • Asst. Chief Timothy J. Lamere, 47, Constable, suffered a heart attack at home 8/21/12 following department training. • Mike Chiapperini, 43, West Webster, 12/24/12* • Tomasz Kaczowka, 19, West Webster, 12/24/12* * Firefighter Chiapperini and Firefighter Kaczowka were shot and killed at the scene of a house fire that had been intentionally set in order to draw the firefighters into an ambush.

  20. Incident map 2009 to present with USFA list ofline-of-duty deaths 2013 Right-click map, then “Open Hyperlink” to see where NYS LODDs occurred (with names, dates, details)

  21. 2012 NYS Fire Service Injuries by Activity (if reported)

  22. 2012 NYS Fire Service Injuries by Type of Duty (if reported)

  23. 2012 NYS Fire Service Injuries by Cause (if reported)

  24. 2012 NYS Fire Service Injuriesby Symptom (if reported)

  25. 2011 NYS Firefighter Injuriesby Location (if reported)

  26. Analysis of 2011 NYS fire & EMS motor vehicle accidentssource: NYS DMV

  27. 2011 NYS Fire Vehicle AccidentsAccidents & injuries up(source: NYS DMV) There were a total of 501 fire apparatus accidents in 2011. (Up from 477 in 2010.) 387 persons were injured. (Up from 164 in 2010). There was 1 fatality. (FD passenger)

  28. NYS DMV Fire Vehicle Accident Report 2011Of 280 accidents for which a cause was reported to police (accident not necessarily caused by apparatus driver): The single fatality was the FD driver’s fault (combination of unsafe speed & traffic control disregard) Top human factors cited (72) Failure to yield right of way (67) Driver inattention (22) Passing or lane change improper (22) Following too closely (21) Traffic control disregarded Top environmental factors cited: (17) Obstructed or limited view (15) Slippery pavement Top vehicular factor cited: Oversized vehicle (17) (

  29. 2011 NYS Ambulance AccidentsAccidents unchanged, injuries up 81%(source: NYS DMV) • There were a total of 473 accidents. • There were 3 fatalities: 1 amb. passenger, 1 non-amb. driver, and 1 pedestrian • 477 persons were injured, up from 263 (Includes EMS responders, patients, those in other vehicles, pedestrians, etc.)

  30. NYS DMV Ambulance Accident Report 2011Of 307 accidents for which a cause was reported to police (accident not necessarily caused by EMS driver): Top human factors cited ( = fatality in group) (78 ) Driver inattention (76  ) Failure to yield right of way (33) Following too closely (27) Traffic control disregarded (25) Passing or lane change improper (15) Unsafe speed Top environmental factors cited: (33) Slippery pavement (33) Animal’s action Top vehicular factors: Defective brakes (5); Oversized vehicle (3)

  31. For more information: Firefighter casualty reports page (USFA) http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/index.shtm Firefighter Fatalities in the United States(NFPA) Firefighter Injuries in the United States (NFPA) Patterns of Firefighter Fireground Injuries (NFPA) What’s Changed Over the Past 30 Years? (NFPA, 2007)

  32. Slides based on:“Firefighter Fatalities in the US - 2012” and “What’s Changed Over the Past 30 Years?,”published by NFPA;USFA provisional reports;and statistical reports from NYS DMV & NYS OFPC. Compiled by Diana Robinson & Susan NaylorThank you, and be safe!

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