Presenter: Rita Fahy, Kenneth Willette and Thomas Hales

The results of NFPA’s 2012 firefighter fatality study will be presented, along with two or three multi-year analyses of specific aspects of the firefighter fatality problem, including a look at NIOSH’s investigation of deaths related to medical issues. NFPA standards that address issues raised in the fatality study and NIOSH investigations will also be discussed, particularly as related to strategies for local departments to use to minimize chances of such events occurring.