About the Firefighter Fatality Database

The National Fire Data Center (NFDC) has tracked and conducted an analysis of firefighter fatalities for over two decades. Through the collection of information on the causes of firefighter deaths, the NFDC is able to focus on specific problems and direct efforts towards finding solutions to reduce the number of firefighter fatalities in the future. This information is also used to measure the effectiveness of current efforts directed toward firefighter health and safety.

The Firefighter Fatality Database allows users to run custom queries on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of firefighters tracked by the NFDC. The program displays a Tally Report that contains a frequency count on every item in the database.

For information on firefighters honored on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and recent fatality notices, please see the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Database.