A significant year in firefighter fatality data 2020 ended with a total of 96 on-duty deaths per the United States Fire Administration. Details regarding the definitions and criteria used to determine and list our on-duty deaths are covered in an earlier article[1]. This number should increase slightly based on news of […]
Presumption bill moves to the President WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives adopted legislation on Monday sponsored by Rep. Dave Joyce to ensure that families of firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians who die from or are disabled by the coronavirus get Public Safety Officers Benefit program payments. […]
An increase compared to past Januarys The first month of 2020 ended with nine on-duty deaths as defined by the United States Fire Administration. This is the highest January total in six years, but only one of the fatalities involves a victim killed inside a burning structure. Fatalities related to vehicles […]