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September 17, 2013
U.S. Fire Administration releases annual report on firefighter fatalities
The U.S. Fire Administration announced today the release of the report "Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2012." There were 81 on-duty firefighter fatalities as a result of incidents that occurred last year. The fatalities occurred in 31 states, one territory, and one overseas military facility. A record low number of firefighter deaths were caused by heart attacks (39) but deaths caused by vehicle crashes were back up with 18 firefighters killed as the result of 14 accidents – six involving POVs, six involving apparatus, and six from two incidents involving aircraft. Visit www.usfa.fema.gov to download this free report and previous reports back to 1986.
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