Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death While Performing Work Capacity Test in California

摘要

On May 31, 2002, a 59-year-old male Fire Fighter walked 3 laps of a total of 7.5 laps around a track as part of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group/Bureau of Indian Affairs (NWCG/BIA) WCT when he suddenly collapsed. Despite CPR and ALS treatment at the scene, en route to the hospital, and in the ED, the FF died. NIOSH was notified of this fatality on June 10, 2002, by the United States Fire Administration. NIOSH contacted the affected Fire Department (FD) on June 21, 2002, to obtain further information. On September 13, 2004, a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Team traveled to California to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.