Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Dies of Complications of Heart Failure Suffered at Fire Scene in Wisconsin.

摘要

On February 19, 2001, a 60-year-old volunteer fire fighter died seven days after he became ill shortly after arriving at the scene of a structural fire. On February 22, the United States Fire Administration notified NIOSH of the death. On September 18, NIOSH contacted the affected Fire Department to initiate the investigation. On October 8, a NIOSH contract physician traveled to Wisconsin to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.