NFPA: Firefighter fatalities drop in 2009

摘要

For the first time in three years, the number of on-the-job firefighter deaths in the US has dropped below 100," according to the National Fire Protection Association annual Firefighter Fatality Report, released in June. According to the report, 82 fire-fighters were killed in the line of duty in 2009, down from the 10-year average of 98 and the 105 killed in 2008.