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A line of duty death (LODD) is a death in the fire service while on duty at an emergency or drill. On average, there are more than 100 LODDs in the United States per year.〔U.S. Fire Administration. Firefighter Fatalities (Historical Overview )〕 When a fire department loses a member in a LODD, it will commonly fly its flag at half-staff, and members will cover their badges with a mourning band. ==Statistics== ''All statistics''〔 *The leading cause of fatalities of firefighters is heart attack (44%), followed by trauma (27%), motor vehicle collisions (20-25%) asphyxia and burns (20%). Asphixia and burns generally affect firefighters under 35 years of age more than stress or heart attacks, whereas the opposite is true for firefighters over 35 years of age. *Full-time and career firefighters accounted for 33% of fatalities, but only 26% of the fire service. *Where fire departments have EMS, calls related to this service may account for as much as 80% of call volume and as low as 50%. However, fatalities associated with these calls are very insignificant (3%). *Volunteer firefighters account for 85% of en route fatalities. *In the past decade, fatalities during training have risen to 6%. *About 8% of fatalities occur at incidents with more than one LODD. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Line of duty death」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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