Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and
Prevention Program

Through the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fire fighter line-of-duty deaths to formulate recommendations for preventing future deaths and injuries. The program does not seek to determine fault or place blame on fire departments or individual fire fighters, but to learn from these tragic events and prevent future similar events.

Criteria Selection:
State = CA   Incident Year = ALL   Trauma-Related = All   Medical-Related = All

 

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F2008-16	May 14, 2007	Captain suffers a fatal heart attack while participating in fire department physical fitness training program - California
F2007-28	Jul 21, 2007	A career captain and an engineer die while conducting a primary search at a residential structure fire - California
F2007-22	Jan 20, 2007	After working three consecutive 24-hour shifts and fighting an extensive structure fire, a 47-year old career LT suffers sudden cardiac death during physical fitness training - California
F2006-03	Nov 05, 2005	Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death during fire fighting operations - California
F2005-28	Aug 06, 2005	One career fire fighter dies and two are injured in apparatus crash - California
F2005-07	Feb 13, 2005	Career captain electrocuted at the scene of a residential structure fire - California
F2005-01	Aug 14, 2004	Career fire fighter dies after falling from tailboard and being backed over by engine - California
F2004-40	Sep 12, 2004	Career helitack fire fighter dies in burnover during an initial attack at a wildland fire operation - California
F2004-28	May 31, 2002	Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while performing work capacity test - California
F2004-26	Feb 01, 2003	Fire fighter-engineer suffers sudden cardiac death while performing strenuous fire station maintenance - California
F2003-36	Oct 29, 2003	A career fire fighter was killed and a career captain was severely injured during a wildland/urban interface operation - California
F2003-10	May 22, 2002	Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death during a medical emergency response - California
F2003-07	Jan 13, 2003	Career fire fighter/emergency medical technician dies from injuries sustained in fall from apparatus - California
F2001-26	Jul 26, 2001	Career fire fighter dies from injuries when stationary fill tank becomes over-pressurized and suffers catastrophic failure - California
F2001-24	Feb 05, 2001	Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while exercising during his shift - California
F2000-17	Feb 11, 2000	A volunteer fire fighter/driver was killed and another volunteer fire fighter was injured while responding to a motor vehicle incident with injuries - California
F2000-15	Oct 15, 1997	Battalion chief suffers a heart attack and eventually dies while participating in a fitness program - California
99-F42	Oct 16, 1999	Fire fighters/emergency medical technician dies in apparatus incident at wildland fire - California
99-F26	Jun 23, 1999	Volunteer fire fighter electrocuted while fighting a grass fire - California
99-F25	Jun 16, 1999	Fire fighter (captain) dies after fall from ladder during a training exercise - California
99-F03	Jan 10, 1999	Floor collapse claims the life of one fire fighter and injures two - California
98-F28	Oct 05, 1998	Fire captain dies as a result of cardiac arrest while fighting a wildland/urban interface fire - California
98-F08	Mar 23, 1998	Three fire department members (two fire fighter paramedics and one helicopter crewman) and an automobile crash victim die of injuries sustained in an air ambulance/helicopter crash - California
98-F07	Mar 08, 1998	Commercial structure fire claims the life of one fire fighter - California

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