Provisional 2010 Firefighter LODD Fatality Statistics
By Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on Mar 30, 2011 with Comments 0
There were 85 LODD in the United States in 2010
Provisional 2010 Firefighter Fatality Statistics
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) recently released the Provisional 2010 Firefighter Fatality Statistics.
According to the report there were 85 onduty firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2010, a 6 percent decrease from the 90 fatalities reported for 2009.
The 85 fatalities were spread across 31 states.
- Illinois experienced the highest number of fatalities (9).
- In addition to Illinois, only New York (8),
- Ohio (8),
- Pennsylvania (7), and
- Kansas (5) had 5 or more firefighter fatalities.
Heart attacks and strokes were responsible for the deaths of 51 firefighters (60%) in 2010, nearly the same proportion of firefighter deaths from heart attack or stroke (58%) in 2009.
Nine onduty firefighters died in association with wildland fires, about half the number that died in association with wildland fires in 2009 and a third of the 26 such fatalities in 2008.
Forty-eight percent of all firefighter fatalities occurred while performing emergency duties.
Eleven firefighters died in 2010 as the result of vehicle crashes, down substantially from 16 deaths in 2009, and for the first time since 1999, none the of the deaths involved aircraft. Four firefighters in 2010 died in accidents involving firefighters responding in personal vehicles. Seven firefighter deaths involved fire department apparatus, one of which was a double firefighter fatality incident.
These 2010 firefighter fatality statistics are provisional and may change as the USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify the names of firefighters reported to have died onduty during 2010.
The final number of firefighter fatalities will be reported in USFA’s annual firefighter fatality report, expected to be available by July.
- 2010 Firefighter Fatality Provisional Statistics (PDF, 11 Kb) HERE
- 2010 Firefighter Fatality Provisional Statistics (Text, 4 Kb) HERE
- USFA 2010 LODD Fatality Notices, HERE
- USFA 2011 LODD Fatality Notices, HERE
2010 Line of Duty
As Report From the USFA web Site
| Firefighter’s Name | City, State | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| Hardy, Tom | Athens, Michigan | 12/31/2010 |
| Adamo, Kenneth | Elmwood Park, New Jersey | 12/28/2010 |
| Stringer, Edward | Chicago, Illinois | 12/22/2010 |
| Ankum, Corey | Chicago, Illinois | 12/22/2010 |
| Null, Chad | Sullivan, Indiana | 12/16/2010 |
| Tuberville, Jimmy | Milledgeville, Tennessee | 12/13/2010 |
| Denton, Dillon C. | Lancaster, South Carolina | 12/07/2010 |
| Valentino, Gary M. | Brooklyn, New York | 11/26/2010 |
| Marshall, Jr., Kenneth | Rehoboth, Massachusetts | 11/25/2010 |
| Sanchez, Fernando | South Sacramento, California | 11/23/2010 |
| Hall, Worne T. | Hitchins, Kentucky | 11/19/2010 |
| Zobel, Chance | Columbia, South Carolina | 11/13/2010 |
| Gumbert, James | North Irwin, Pennsylvania | 11/10/2010 |
| Murray, Leonard Arthur | Nashville, Indiana | 11/05/2010 |
| Drake, Rick | Taylorsville, Indiana | 11/01/2010 |
| Cummins, Gary L. | Brocton, Illinois | 10/31/2010 |
| Quinn, Kevin | Dayton, Ohio | 10/30/2010 |
| Bachinsky, Bruce | Waterbury, Connecticut | 10/26/2010 |
| Davenport, Randall Scott | Marshall, Missouri | 10/24/2010 |
| Wilson, Daniel C. | Curtice, Ohio | 10/23/2010 |
| Akin, Jr., William | Ghent, New York | 10/19/2010 |
| Saunders, Jim | Sacramento, California | 10/07/2010 |
| Innes, Thomas | Hindsboro, Illinois | 10/03/2010 |
| Hall, Robert | Lynchburg, Ohio | 09/27/2010 |
| Mosley, Edward | Morgan, Texas | 09/26/2010 |
| Stephan, Ronald W. | Lynn, Indiana | 09/25/2010 |
| Seitz, Ryan Neil | McArthur, Ohio | 09/24/2010 |
| Clark, William Harold “Hal” | Atlantic, Virginia | 09/24/2010 |
| Johnson, Mark | Hinsdale, Illinois | 09/20/2010 |
| Owen, James M. | Irvine, California | 09/16/2010 |
| Kelly, John | Tarrytown, New York | 09/06/2010 |
| Suiter, Larry | Lorraine, Kansas | 09/04/2010 |
| Farrington, Douglas | Delta, Pennsylvania | 08/23/2010 |
| Littleton, Jonathan Lewis “Johnny” | Pine Level, North Carolina | 08/20/2010 |
| Wheatley, Christopher | Chicago, Illinois | 08/09/2010 |
| Adams, Christopher W. | Little Rock, Arkansas | 08/02/2010 |
| Costello, Steven N. | Burlington, Vermont | 07/30/2010 |
| Altice, William Daniel “Danny” | Rocky Mount, Virginia | 07/26/2010 |
| Dillon, Posey | Rocky Mount, Virginia | 07/26/2010 |
| Sullivan, David | Otis, Massachusetts | 07/25/2010 |
| Velasquez, Steven John | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 07/24/2010 |
| Baik, Michel | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 07/24/2010 |
| Springman, Richard L. | Trout Run, Pennsylvania | 07/14/2010 |
| Hornberger, Charles | Milmont Park, Pennsylvania | 07/12/2010 |
| Smith, Douglas L. | Williamstown, Pennsylvania | 07/09/2010 |
| Flintom, Charles “Bob” Robert | Greer, South Carolina | 07/04/2010 |
| Araguz III, Thomas | Wharton, Texas | 07/03/2010 |
| Fouts, V, Frank William | Kankakee, Illinois | 07/01/2010 |
| Brown, Jay C. | Eastman, Georgia | 06/27/2010 |
| Bauermeister, Chet | Mesa, Washington | 06/23/2010 |
| Davis, Scott W. | Oswego, New York | 06/20/2010 |
| Eckert, Edward | Manahawkin, New Jersey | 06/06/2010 |
| Schneider Jr., Donald A. | Belleville, Wisconsin | 05/29/2010 |
| Meusel, Kurt | Scales Mound, Illinois | 05/22/2010 |
| Curlin, David | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | 05/22/2010 |
| Glaser, John | Shawnee, Kansas | 05/22/2010 |
| IRR, David | Yuma, Arizona | 05/22/2010 |
| Johnson, Paul | Fort Cobb, Oklahoma | 05/19/2010 |
| Caldwell, Donnie | Ghent, West Virginia | 05/13/2010 |
| Polimine, John | Windber, Pennsylvania | 05/01/2010 |
| Crannell, Steven Scott | Guthrie Center, Iowa | 04/22/2010 |
| Iaccino, Vincent | Hyde Park, New York | 04/12/2010 |
| Loomis, Garrett | Sackets Harbor, New York | 04/11/2010 |
| Reed, Sr., Harold | Peru, Kansas | 04/11/2010 |
| Schaper, Donald E | Gainsville, Missouri | 04/09/2010 |
| Powell, Leo | Lucasville, Ohio | 04/03/2010 |
| Teare, Edward | Independence, Ohio | 03/31/2010 |
| Robinson, Dennis | Tucson, Arizona | 03/31/2010 |
| Carey, Brian | Homewood, Illinois | 03/30/2010 |
| Moore, John P. | Columbus, Ohio | 03/29/2010 |
| Bolick, Jeremy | Blowing Rock, North Carolina | 03/21/2010 |
| Wright, Tommy | Blowing Rock, North Carolina | 03/21/2010 |
| Adkins, Donald “Donnie” | Glasgow, West Virginia | 03/13/2010 |
| Swan, Kevin | Beacon Falls, Connecticut | 03/10/2010 |
| Marcheterre, Gerard | Skaneateles, New York | 03/06/2010 |
| Rowe, Brian | West Fork, Maine | 03/05/2010 |
| Waynant, Sr., Brian P. | Wilmington, Delaware | 03/01/2010 |
| Siemers, Jonathan | Clay Center, Kansas | 02/21/2010 |
| Mellott, Donald G. | Woolrich, Pennsylvania | 02/12/2010 |
| Giles, Stanley L. | Linn Valley, Kansas | 02/10/2010 |
| Coyle, John | Priest River, Idaho | 02/08/2010 |
| Sandy, Henry | Batesville, Arkansas | 01/26/2010 |
| Cannon, Terry | Louisville, Kentucky | 01/17/2010 |
| McCafferty, Joseph Mack | Lancaster, Ohio | 01/16/2010 |
| Thompson, Jerry | Union, Mississippi | 01/14/2010 |
| Kemp, Leroy | Tioga Center, New York | 01/13/2010 |
| Eck, Urban Aloyisous | Wichita, Kansas | 01/02/2010 |
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