Data is available. In 2019 there were
7 firefighter deaths in the country that involved deaths from flame, gas, explosion. There were over 50 additional deaths mostly from heart attacks. Details of each reported death are
HERE
Police death data is also available for 2019. There were 89 LEO deaths. Of the 89, 48 were felonious thus happened during encounters with civilians. The other 41 were accidental mostly traffic accidents. Interestingly the felonious deaths were extremely associated with the South.
27 officers were feloniously killed in the South
9 in the Midwest
9 in the West
1 in the Northeast
2 in Puerto Rico
and so were the accidental deaths
22 of the accidental deaths occurred in the South
8 in the Midwest
8 in the West
3 in the Northeast
as for all the postings about how different 2020 will be, the d
ata thru June 27 is online
Preliminary 2020 Fallen Officer Fatalities
JAN 1 THROUGH JUNE 27, 2020 VS. JAN 1 THROUGH JUNE 27, 2019
2020 2019 % Change
Total Fatalities 58 74 -22%
Firearms-related 26 28 -7%
Traffic-related 25 23 +9%
Other Causes 7 23 -70%
This is so far one of the least lethal years for LEO's. From 1919 to 1936 every year there were over 200 LEO deaths, and of course a much smaller population both of citizens and LEO's. The last year there were over 200 was 2007. There are nearly 700,000 LEO's in the US. There are over one million firefighters of which about 70% are volunteer and 30% career.