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The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) report, "Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2016," identifies and analyzes
all on-duty U.S. firefighter fatalities that occurred last year to better understand their
causes and how to prevent them.
Eighty-nine firefighters (56 volunteer, 23 career and 10 wildland agency) died while on duty in 2016.
- Activities related to emergency incidents resulted in the deaths of 36 firefighters.
- Seventeen firefighters died while engaging in activities at the scene of a fire.
- Ten firefighters died while responding to emergency incidents.
- Nineteen firefighters died as the result of vehicle crashes.
- Heart attacks were the most frequent nature of fatal injury with 40 firefighter deaths.
- Nine firefighters died while they were engaged in training activities.
The 2016 report, and past reports from 1986 to 2015, is available for download from the USFA's website.
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