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 […]

      “Do you know the line of duty death total for 2018 and how many were involved on the interior?”

It was a good and bad year for the U.S. fire service  

  In terms of data, the fireground has been relatively safe so far

  It’s not as bad as what you might be led to believe    

  A closer look at reported firefighter fatality on the hoseline data  

  A milestone in the efforts to reduce fatalities

  Another violent EMS incident

  Progress and Sadness

Cutting the grass listed as being physically active