The Economic Consequences of Firefighter Injuries and Their Prevention

One of the higher risk jobs is firefighting. The Nat. Inst. of Science & Tech. (NIST) historically has been concerned with the risks to firefighters, & has devoted research to finding ways that reduce the incidence & severity of work-related firefighter injuries. In this report, NIST seeks to quantify the economic impact that injuries have to firefighters, their departments, the insurance industry, & society. Contents: (I) Project Scope; & Methodology; (II) Firefighter Data: Number of Firefighters; & Firefighter Injury Data; (III) Cost of Firefighter Injuries: Components of Direct & Indirect Costs; Cost Assessment Ex.; Estimates of Individual Cost Components; & Overall Estimated Annual Cost of Firefighter Injuries; (IV) Solutions; Biblio. Illus.