NFPA Report: On-Duty Deaths of Fire-Police Officers 1991-2010

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Here is a summary of NFPA's most recent report on the deaths of on-duty fire-police officers:

• From 1991 through 2010, 68 fire-police officers died in the United States of injuries suffered while on-duty. 
• All of the victims were members of volunteer fire departments and all were male. 
• "Fire-police officer" is a category of firefighter that is not commonly used throughout the United States.
• 75 percent of the deaths occurred in just two states – Pennsylvania (30 deaths) and New York (22 deaths).
• The victims ranged in age from 41 to 82 years, with a median age of 67.

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