"2009 LODD 6-Month Summary", Firefighter Behavior

The following is a brief look at the line of duty death numbers for the first half of the year. Future posts will take a narrow look at these fatalities, the difference between "on duty" and "line of duty", and without the inclusion of the December 2003 Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act. This is to be a cultural and numerical evaluation and is purposefully not being done to minimize the sacrifice of the the fallen and their families.

January - June 2009, 53 Fatalities
Fatality Number - Location - Action

1 - response - FD vehicle struck building
6 - response - FD vehicle accident
3 - response - POV (medical condition while responding)

1 - fireground - struck by FD vehicle
1 - fireground - struck by vehicle
1 - fireground - FD vehicle struck FD vehicle
8 - fireground - medical condition
5 - fireground - fire attack

1 - auto accident - contact with downed wire
1 - auto accident - attending training
2 - auto accident - medical condition

1 - EMS scene - violence

9 - following incident - medical condition

3 - training - fall
1 - training - struck
1 - training - medical condition

1 - medical - complications from job related injury
5 - medical - station duties/on duty; on way to work
1 - trauma - station duties
1 - medical - exposure

16: Fireground Scene; 10: Responding; 9: Medical Condition Following Duty; 8: Medical Conditions; 5: Training; 4: Accident Scene; 1: EMS Scene

Ages
18; 23; 25; 26(2); 29(2); 32; 33; 34; 36; 37; 39; 40(2); 41; 42; 43(2); 45(5); 47; 49(2); 50(2); 51; 52; 54(2); 55(2); 56; 57; 58; 59; 60(3); 61; 62; 63(3); 65; 66; 67(2); 74; 77