This is our new and On behalf of the Membership & Officers of the Volunteer Fire Police Association of Saratoga County,
We would like to wish each and every one of our friends and family a Happy and Joyous Holiday season.
Welcome to the new
Volunteer Fire Police
of Saratoga Co.
website
We have now instituted Bimonthly training
Training is 1900 to 2000 Hrs , followed by a business meeting!
Next Training /Meeting will be held at 1900 Hrs
on March 20th 2024
At the Charlton Fire Station
677 Charlton Rd, Charlton NY
Josh Woodward
will be our Guest Instructor his subject will be
"DEALING WITH CHANGE IN THE FIRE SERVICE"
There will be a
Board of Directors Meeting at 1830 hrs.
You need to pre register with
Secretary DeLong ...
for the meal count
Meeting Topics to be discussed include:
2024 Fire Police Training Seminar.
Organization's Website renewal.
For more information/Reservations
Contact
Stan De Long, Recording Secretary
Volunteer Fire Police Association of Saratoga County, Inc
secretary.scvfpa.ny@gmail.com
The Risks Fire Police Take
On-Duty Deaths of Fire-Police Officers
in the United States
1991 - 2010
From 1991 through 2010, 68 fire-police officers died in the U.S. of injuries suffered while
on duty. “Fire-police officer” is a category of firefighter that is not commonly used throughout the
U.S. In fact, 75 percent of the deaths occurred in just two states -- Pennsylvania (30 deaths) and
New York (22 deaths). The other states where deaths occurred were New Jersey (6 deaths),
Maryland (5 deaths), Connecticut (2 deaths), and Maine, North Carolina and Rhode Island with one
death each.
All of the victims were members of volunteer fire departments and all were male. The
victims ranged in age from 41 to 82 years, with a median age of 67.
Most of the fire-police officers who were killed over this 20-year period were assigned to
traffic control (60 percent) and this is reflected in the types of incidents at which the fatal injuries
occurred.
Of the 68 victims, 25 were at non-fire emergencies (e.g., motor vehicles crashes), 21 were
responding to or returning from emergency calls, 16 were working at fire scenes, one was at a
training exercise and five were involved with other on-duty activities.
Of the 68 victims, 51 suffered sudden cardiac death, 12 were struck by vehicles, three died in
collisions while responding to alarms, one collapsed and fell, striking his head and one died of an
infection when an open wound was contaminated by flood waters.
Available medical
documentations showed that most of the 51 sudden cardiac death victims had existing health issues,
including prior heart attacks or bypass surgery, hypertension and severe arteriosclerotic heart
disease.
All 12 of the fire-police officers who were struck by vehicles were directing traffic or
assigned to traffic control at the time. Those deaths will be discussed in more detail in a separate
section of this report.
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