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NIOSH Releases Series of New Reports on Firefighter Fatalities

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The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program has released more than a dozen new reports on firefighter fatalities.

Included among the 14 reports on 15 fatalities, nine were related to heart attacks or stroke, while four were the result of a vehicle accident. Two of the fatalities were the result of structural firefighting -- a battalion chief who ran out of air after becoming disoriented and a firefighter who died after becoming caught in a thermal heat column.

The Reports:

Driver/Operator/Fire Fighter Suffers a Heart Attack and Dies While Supporting Fire Suppression Activities
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
State: New York
Date: April 28, 1998
Status: Career
Age: 49

Fire Fighter Collapses at the Fire House and Subsequently Dies
Cause of Death: Heart Arrhythmia Secondary to Mycocardial Sarcoidosis
State: New Jersey
Date: November 16, 1999
Status: Career
Age: 38

District Chief Dies of a Stroke After Serving as the Incident Commander at a Structure Fire
Cause of Death: Stroke
State: Tennessee
Date: September 28, 1998
Status: Career
Age: 60

Motor-Vehicle Incident Involving Amtrak Train Claims Life of Career Fire Fighter/Engineer
Cause of Death: Traumatic Injuries
State: North Carolina
Date: March 17, 2000
Status: Career
Age: 31

Fire Fighter Dies at a Single-Family Dwelling Fire
Cause of Death: Heart Attack/Occlusive coronary artery disease
State: Iowa
Date: February 6, 2000
Status: Career
Age: 42

Sector Captain Suffers Fatal Heart Attack
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
State: Texas
Date: January 17, 2000
Status: Career
Age: 53

A Captain and a Fire Fighter Die From Injuries in a Tanker Rollover
Cause of Death: Traumatic Injuries
State: Indiana
Date: October 28, 1999
Status: Volunteer
Ages: 57 (Captain) and 23 (Firefighter)

Volunteer Fire Fighter Dies Fighting a Structure Fire at a Local Residence
Cause of Death: Victim caught in a thermal heat column and died from smoke inhalation
State: Texas
Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Volunteer
Age: 74

Tanker Rollover Results in the Death of One Volunteer Fire Fighter
Cause of Death: Traumatic Injuries
State: Texas
Date: November 14, 1999
Status: Volunteer
Age: 46

Captain Dies as a Result of a Cardiac Arrest at the Scene of a Structure Fire
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
State: Alabama
Date: July 4, 1999
Status: Volunteer
Age: 52

Forestry Worker Dies While Bulldozing a Fire Line at a Wildland Fire
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
State: Alabama
Date: July 6, 1998
Status: Career
Age: 50

Warehouse Fire Claims the Life of a Battalion Chief
Cause of Death: Ran Out of Air Inside Structural Fire
State: Missouri
Date: December 18, 1999
Status: Career
Age: 47

Fire Fighter Suffers Fatal Heart Attack
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
State: Pennsylvania
Date: January 16, 1999
Status: Career
Age: 55

Fire Fighter Dies as a Result of a Cardiac Arrest at the Scene of a Commercial Structure Fire
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
State: Pennsylvania
Date: October 11, 1998
Status: Volunteer
Age: 51
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