Question: how many firefighters died in a year?
Answer: Nearly 90 firefighters died on duty in 2017: report. Emmitsburg, MD — Eighty-seven firefighters were killed on the job in 2017, four fewer than in 2016, according to an annual report recently released by the U.S. Fire Administration. “Stress/overexertion” was the leading cause of fatalities, contributing to 52 deaths.