Can We Still Do It? Under 100 LODD's For '07?

[irishfire2491 24]

AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2007 THERE ARE 93 LODD

HERE ARE SOME STATS THAT I HAVE FOUND RANGING FOR 1/1/07 -8/31/07

A PROVISIONAL REPORT

ON-DUTY FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Date Range 1/1/2007 to 8/31/2007

Number of On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities:

86 Count of Hometown Heroes:

5 Classification:

42 Career 48.8%

1 Wildland Full-Time 1.16%

1 Paid-on-Call 1.16%

40 Volunteer 46.5%

1 Wildland Part-Time 1.16%

1 Wildland Contract 1.16%

Number of Multiple Firefighter Fatality Incidents:

6 Number of Firefighter Fatalities Associated with Wildland Incidents:

5 Type of Duty:

18 Responding 20.9%

10 Training 11.6%

29 On-Scene Fire 33.7%

6 On-Scene Non-Fire 6.97%

9 After 10.4%

13 Other On-Duty 15.1%

1 Returning 1.16%

Percent of Fatalities Related to Emergency Duty: 65.1%

Number of firefighter fatalities associated with suspicious/arson fires: 1

Type of Incident:

3 Wildland 3.48%

40 Structure Fire 46.5%

5 MVA 5.81%

2 Hazmat 2.32%

4 EMS 4.65%

1 Tech Rescue 1.16%

30 Not Incident Related 34.8%

1 Unknown 1.16%

Cause of Fatal Injury:

16 Caught/Trapped 18.6%

3 Fall 3.48%

37 Stress/Overexertion 43.0%

2 Collapse 2.32%

2 Struck by 2.32%

20 Vehicle Collision 23.2%

3 Lost 3.48%

1 Other 1.16%

2 Unknown 2.32%

Nature of Fatal Injury:

15 Asphyxiation 17.4%

1Crushed 1.16%

5 Burns 5.81%

1 CVA 1.16%

26 Trauma 30.2%

35 Heart Attack 40.6%

1 Other 1.16% 2 Unknown 2.32%

Age of Firefighter When the Fatal Injury Was Sustained:

3 - Under 21

5 - 21 to 25

6 - 26 to 30

20 - 31 to 40

25 - 41 to 50

17 - 51 to 60

9 - 61 and Over

THE LINK TO THE PAGE JUST COPY AND PASTE

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/applications/ffmem...death_year=2007

[RescueKujo 130]

No matter how you slice and dice it, those numbers are way to many. We must read and understand reports such as this and change our methods as necessary to reduce those numbers.

[ncfire100 0]

I would love to have those numbers to be down to a minimum. As 1st responders we need to keep in mind that this job is dangerous and no matter what precautions we take accidents are bound to happen. We just need to keep our training current and our minds sharp. God Bless all that have lost someone in the LOD.

Stay Safe!!

[firecapt32 282]

2 stats stick out 61 and over and responding Its time to make these stats go away. Driveing to and from alarm can be controled.

The other it's time to let our older firefighters sit back and relax let the younger firefighters do the work.

[Guest pentax02839]

even one death is to many.

[irishfire2491 24]

SAD NEWS!!!! As I looked today on how many death for the year 2007, I notice that we did not beat it once again under 100LODD. We are at 101LODD as of 10-27-07, Hope we can still keep it down and hope for the next year in 2008 to keep in way below 100.

[Guest pentax02839]

Well, it would be nice for 2008, if there were no lodd at all. Like I said before, even one is to many.