This document summarizes the causes of death for Group (NWCG) Fire Equipment and 133 persons who died while involved in fighting wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 1998. Burnovers were the leading cause of death, followed by aircraft accidents, heart attacks, and vehicle accidents. Fatalities are analyzed by geographic area and by agency. The main components of a program to reduce fatalities and injuries would include: individual responsibility, training and qualifications, strategy and tactics, and personal protective clothing and equipment.
Wildland Fire Fatalities in the United States 1990 to 1998
1999
22 pages
Report
No indication
English
Forestry , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Wilderness , Fire fighting , Fatalities , United States , Fire fighters , Forest fires , Injuries , Fire safety , Vehicle accidents , Entrapments , Aircraft accidents , Heart attacks , Protective clothing , Protective equipment , Occupational exposure , Environmental management
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