NFPA Releases Report of Firefighter Fatal Injuries in 2024

June 24, 2025

The National Fire Protection Association has released its annual report on Fatal Firefighter Injuries in the U.S., which showed 62 on-duty U.S. firefighter fatalities in 2024. This is a 31 percent decrease of the 90 on-duty firefighter fatalities reported in the 2023 report, and the fourth fewest fatalities since 1977. Overexertion or strain injuries continues to be the leading cause of on-duty deaths, with 40 fatal injuries. Learn more.