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Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2008
For the second year in a row, 103 firefighters died while on duty. AT 3:53 P.M. ON APRIL 8, 2008, a 24-year-old deputy fire chief directing...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/09 by Fahy, Rita F; LeBlanc, Paul R; Molis, Joseph L · More from publication -
Firefighter Fatalities 2007
By Rita F. Fahy Ph.D., Paul LeBlanc, Joseph L. Molis In 2007, a total of 102 on-duty firefighter deaths occurred in the U.S. This is a sharp...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/08 by Fahy, Rita F; LeBlanc, Paul; Molis, Joseph L · More from publication -
Human behavior and evacuation movement in smoke
Codes and standards are developed on the premise that occupants of a building that meets relevant requirements should not have to evacuate through...
ASHRAE Transactions, 07/01/08 by Guylene Proulx; Rita F. Fahy · More from publication -
Firefighter Fatalities 2006
In 2006,89 on-duty firefighter deaths occurred in the U.S. This is a slight increase over the 87 firefighter fatalities that occurred in 2005. It...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/07 by Fahy, Rita F; LeBlanc, Paul; Molis, Joseph L · More from publication -
FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES STUDIES 1977-2006: WHAT'S CHANGED OVER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS?
NFPA has published many articles on f iref ighter deaths over the years, but in 1977 a concentrated effort was made to identify all on-duty...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/07 by Fahy, Rita F; LeBlanc, Paul R; Molis, Joseph L · More from publication -
United States Firefighting Deaths Related to Training 1996-2005
TRAINING IS A VITAL PART of fire department operations, but it too often results in unnecessary deaths and injuries. When we look back to 1977, the...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/06 by Fahy, Rita F · More from publication -
U.S. Firefighter Fatalities for 2005
Responding to and returning from alarms accounted for the largest share. IN 2005, 87 on-duty firefighter deaths occurred in the U.S. This is a...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/06 by Fahy, Rita F; Leblanc, Paul R · More from publication -
U.S. Firefighter Fatalities for 2004
Stress and overexertion continued to be the leading cause of fatal injury. IN 2004, 103 on-duty firefighter deaths occurred in the U.S. This...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/05 by LeBlanc, Paul R; Fahy, Rita F · More from publication -
Firefighter Fatalities in the United States 2003
EACH YEAR, NFPA COLLECTS DATA on all firefighter fatalities in the U.S. that resulted from injuries or illnesses that occurred while the victims...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/04 by Fahy, Rita F; LeBlanc, Paul R · More from publication -
Fire 2001 fighter fatalities
HAVE GAPS IN TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND PROCEDURES AT STRUCTURE FIRES DRIVEN DEATHS BACK UP TO A 25-YEAR-OLD LEVEL? AS PART OF OUR MISSION TO...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/02 by Fahy, Rita F; Leblanc, Paul R · More from publication
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