{"id":6557,"date":"2022-07-03T10:41:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T14:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2023-06-09T07:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T11:01:33","slug":"facts-figures-about-ncfff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/facts-figures-about-ncfff\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts and Figures about North Carolina Fallen Firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posting created July 2022
\nLast updated June 2023<\/p>\n

This is a blog version of an earlier Facebook posting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Random data play. Facts and figures about the 333 names on the North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Memorial, from research by Legeros.<\/p>\n

Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Career vs. Volunteer vs. Part-Time
\n– Causes
\n– Counties with Highest Counts
\n– Departments with Highest Counts
\n– Counts of Additions by Year
\n– Bits and Pieces
\n– More Charts<\/p>\n

Career vs. Volunteer vs. Part-Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

191 – Volunteer
\n131 – Career
\n005 – Part-Time<\/p>\n

[1] Missing status for 7 of 333 entries, in my research
\n[2] Volunteer may equal paid part-time in some cases<\/p>\n

Causes<\/strong><\/p>\n

17 – Asphyxia
\n10 – Burns
\n11 – Cancer
\n127 – Cardiac
\n02 – Cardiac\/MVA
\n12 – Collapse, structural
\n03 – COVID
\n05 – Drowning
\n08 – Electrocution
\n04 – Explosion, building
\n04 – Explosion, other
\n04 – Fall, other
\n05 – Fall, vehicle
\n03 – Gunshot
\n15 – Medical[2]
\n13 – MVA – Air
\n67 – MVA – Road
\n06 – Stroke
\n07 – Struck, other
\n08 – Struck, vehicle<\/p>\n

[1] This is a VERY squishy list, notably for non-traumatic causes. Labels created by Legeros and assigned based on his ongoing interpretation of his research. Mileage may vary for others digging into the data.<\/p>\n

[2] Medical is a catch-call category and likely includes some LODDs that were cardiac or stroke.<\/p>\n

Counties with Highest Counts<\/strong><\/p>\n

18 – Mecklenburg
\n17 – Forsyth
\n16 – New Hanover
\n15 – Wake
\n13 – Buncombe
\n11 – Rowan
\n11 – Cumberland
\n10 – Craven
\n10 – Guilford
\n9 – Johnston
\n8 – Beaufort
\n7 – Onslow
\n7 – Burke<\/p>\n

Departments with Highest Counts<\/strong><\/p>\n

13 – NC Forest Service
\n12 – Charlotte
\n12 – Wilmington
\n9 – Winston-Salem
\n8 – Asheville
\n5 – NC Air National Guard
\n5 – Raleigh
\n5 – Durham
\n4 – Shelby
\n4 – Salisbury
\n4 – Greensboro
\n4 – Rocky Mount
\n4 – National Spinning Co<\/p>\n

Counts of Additions By Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

165 – 2006, dedication
\n25 – 2007
\n17 – 2008
\n12 – 2009
\n07 – 2010
\n02 – 2011
\n06 – 2012
\n13 – 2013
\n11 – 2014
\n08 – 2015
\n08 – 2016
\n11 – 2017
\n03 – 2018
\n07 – 2019
\n11 – 2020
\n13 – 2021
\n14 – 2022<\/p>\n

Bits and Pieces<\/strong><\/p>\n