Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2010

This report continues a series of annual studies by the U.S. Fire Administration of onduty firefighter fatalities in the United States. The specific objective of this study is to identify all onduty firefighter fatalities that occurred in the U.S. and it protectorates in 2010 and to analyze the circumstances surrounding each occurrence. The study is intended to help identify approaches that could reduce the number of firefighter deaths in future years.