Aug, 2016
Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries Reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (2012-2014)
United States Fire Administration; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
"Every occupation brings degrees of safety risk. At the fire scene, on the way to or from a fire, or while training, firefighters face the chance of suffering an injury and possibly death. Each year, tens of thousands of firefighters are injured while fighting fires, rescuing people, responding to emergency medical and hazardous material incidents, or training for their job. Annually, from 2012 to 2014, there were an estimated 66,200 firefighter injuries resulting from all types of fire department duties. Of these injuries, 29,425 occurred on the fireground or were considered to be fire-related (includes structure fires, vehicle fires, outside fires, etc.). An additional 4,125 injuries occurred while responding to or returning from an incident, which includes, but is not limited to, fires. While the majority of injuries are minor, a significant number are debilitating and career-ending. Such injuries exact a great toll on the fabric of the fire service."
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  • Publishers
    United States Fire Administration
    United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Date
    Aug, 2016
  • Copyright
    Public Domain
  • Retrieved From
    U.S. Fire Administration: www.usfa.fema.gov/
  • Format
    pdf
  • Media Type
    application/pdf
  • Source
    Topical Fire Report Series (August 2016), v.17 no.6
  • Subjects
    Emergency management/Emergency response
    Public health
  • Resource Groups
    Data and statistics
    Journals and articles
  • Series
    USFA Topical Fire Report Series
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