New USFA Report

USFA Releases Attic Fires in Residential Buildings Report

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) issued a special report today examining the characteristics of Attic Fires in Residential Buildings. Developed by USFA's National Fire Data Center, the report is based on 2006 to 2008 data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

According to the report:

• An estimated 10,000 attic fires in residential buildings occur annually in the United States, resulting in an
• estimated average of 30 deaths, 125 injuries, and $477 million in property damage.
• The leading cause of all attic fires is electrical malfunction (43 percent).
• The most common heat source is electrical arcing (37 percent).
• Almost all residential building attic fires are nonconfined (99 percent) and a third of all residential building attic fires spread to involve the entire building.
• Ninety percent of residential attic fires occur in one- and two-family residential buildings.
• Residential building attic fires are most prevalent in December (12 percent) and January (11 percent) and peak between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m.

Yet another LODD

Just posted the last two here is another one from USFA

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Blasdell, NY

Jarrett Eleam of the Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company in Blasdell, NY has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-01-10

Lieutenant Eleam fell ill during routine SCBA training at the firehouse. Eleam was treated and taken to Mercy Hospital by the fire company's EMS unit. After being admitted to the hospital, Lieutenant Eleam's condition rapidly deteriorated and he passed away from a cause still to be determined. Incident Location: 4307 S Park AVE, Blasdell, NY 14219-2837 (USNG: 17T PH 7800 3865) 

LODD Notices

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Brooklyn, NY

Roy Chelsen of the Fire Department City of New York in Brooklyn, NY has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2001-09-11 Firefighter Chelsen passed away from bone-marrow cancer resulting from his response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11th, 2001. 

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Kansas City, MO

Richard Paul of the Kansas City Fire Department in Kansas City, MO has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2011-01-07 Firefighter Paul suffered a medical emergency while walking on a treadmill during a heart stress test, a portion of the annual fire department physical examination. Firefighter Paul was treated by emergency personnel and transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injury and passed away.

And so it Starts for 2011–No seat belt?

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Shapleigh, ME

David Remington, Sr. of the Shapleigh Fire Department in Shapleigh, ME has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2011-01-03

Initial Summary:  
Driver/Operator Remington was responding to a motor vehicle accident call on Owls Nest Road when for a cause still under investigation he lost control of his personally owned vehicle, a 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck, and crashed off of the roadway striking at tree. Remington was ejected from the vehicle and passed away from his injuries at the accident scene. Incident Location: Vicinity of 176 Shapleigh Corner Road

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/125575

2010 LODD’s

Statistics according to the USFA: USFA LODD's

51 were Volunteer, 25 were career, 1 was full time wildland, and 1 was paid-call.
18 were at the station, 17 were at a fire, 16 were responding to a call, 6 were training, 4 were at non-fire calls, 1 was returning from a call and 1 was categorized other.
Nature of Fatal Injury: 43 Heart Attack, 20 Trauma, 5 Other, 4 Asphyxiation, 2 CVA, 1 Crushed, 1 Burns,  1 Heat Exhaustion, 1 Unknown.

Age of Firefighter When the Fatal Injury Was Sustained:

2 - Under 21,

5 - 21 to 25,

4 - 26 to 30,

10 - 31 to 40,

14 - 41 to 50,

20 - 51 to 60,

23 - 61 and Over

Firefighter Fatalities by State by Location of Fire Service Organization:
3 Arkansas
2 Arizona
3 California
4 Connecticut
1 Delaware
1 Georgia
1 Iowa
1 Idaho
7 Illinois
3 Indiana
5 Kansas
2 Kentucky
2 Massachusetts
1 Maine
2 Missouri
1 Mississippi
3 North Carolina
1 New Jersey
8 New York
8 Ohio
1 Oklahoma
7 Pennsylvania
2 South Carolina
2 Texas
3 Virginia
1 Vermont
1 Washington
1 Wisconsin
1 West Virginia

Lets see if 2011 can be even safer!

Really an abandoned Building worth this loss??? - Two Chicago's firefighters dead and 14 injured Wednesday

This in From Fire Fighter Nation Web site December 22, 2010

Two Chicago Firefighters Killed, Several More Critical After Wall Collapse

ABC & News

You Tube Audio

Officials report that two of the four trapped Chicago firefighters have died as a result of their injuries. Firefighters were working this morning on a fire in a vacant building when a wall reportedly collapsed inside the structure. Four firefighters were trapped and another 16 were injured. Four other firefighters are in critical condition and eight are listed in stable condition. This tragedy falls on the anniversaries of two other fatal fires, Chicago Stockyard Fire, 1910, and Keokuk, Iowa, 1999.
Also at FIREHOUSE.COM

LODD’s

YEAR-TO-DATE SUMMARY STATISTICS ON-DUTY FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES Date Range 1/1/2010 to 11/30/2010 Number of On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities: 78 90 on duty firefighters from 33 states lost their lives as the result of incidents that occurred in 2009

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Milledgeville, TN

Jimmy Tuberville of the Milledgeville Fire Department in Milledgeville, TN has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-12-13

Fire Chief Tuberville passed away from an apparent heart attack while working at the scene of grass fire adjacent to Highway 22A, approximately 100 meters north of the Milledgeville fire station. Incident Location: 12035 SR 22A, Milledgeville, TN 38359

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Lancaster, SC

Dillon C. Denton of the Charlotte Road/ Van Wyck Fire Department in Lancaster, SC has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-12-07

Lieutenant Denton was participating in a training activity when he informed other members that he wasn't feeling well. He was assisted by fellow firefighters and Lancaster County EMS then airlifted to the Carolina Medical Center where he passed away early in the morning of December 7th from a reported brain aneurysm. Incident Location: Next door to the fire department in the parking lot of the Trinity Presbyterian Church